Results 1-20 of 93 for climate change speaker:Yvette Cooper

Business of the House: Equitable Life (15 Jan 2009) has video

Yvette Cooper: .... I have just explained the Chancellor's location. The hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) referred to what happened with the Icelandic banks and asked whether the approach to compensation had changed. That issue was different because it involved systemic risk. It arose at a time when there was considerable movement of money from one account to another, and significant anxiety about...

Orders of the Day: Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [Lords] (6 Oct 2008) has video

Yvette Cooper: ...supporting the community while ensuring that, should their former owners discover them again, they can still get them back. We begin our deliberations in this place in a rather different financial climate from that in which we started, and I am sure that the changing circumstances will form part of our deliberations here and in Committee. The hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Mr. Maples)...

Orders of the Day: Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [Lords] (6 Oct 2008) has video

Yvette Cooper: ...liabilities will both be transferred to the reclaim fund, which will obviously have a rather different outcome in regard to the impact on the capital position. As I have already said, however, the changing climate and the credit crunch will obviously be part of our deliberations in Committee in regard to lessons that can be learned to ensure that we get the detailed legislation right. I...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Climate Change (10 Jul 2008) has video

Yvette Cooper: Climate change will have a serious impact on the economy as well as on the planet. The Stern review found that the cost of inaction could be the equivalent of 20 per cent. of GDP. That is why we are working internationally and nationally to cut carbon emissions and why we welcome the steps forward made at the G8 summit.

Written Answers — Treasury: Foreign Relations: India (23 Jun 2008)

Yvette Cooper: ...Chidambaram, was held in New Delhi, India on 18 January 2007. In the meeting, Ministers and officials from both sides discussed issues on the current global economic situation, financial services, climate change, and using public-private partnership to enhance infrastructure investment. A further meeting of the UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue was held at officials level on 27...

Orders of the Day: Finance Bill (21 Apr 2008) has video

Yvette Cooper: ...2007, the pre-Budget report last year and the Budget 2008. There are three central areas in the Bill that I want to highlight: support for the economy at a time of global economic turbulence; the changes to the personal tax system; and the long-term reforms for the future of our country, particularly those addressing climate change. I will take each of those three areas in turn. The Bill...

Orders of the Day: Finance Bill (21 Apr 2008) has video

Yvette Cooper: Next year's Budget will also be the first to set out carbon budgets for the nation, following the implementation of the Climate Change Bill. That will make the UK the first country in the world to put carbon budgets into legislation. This year's Budget announced funding for the green homes service, but the Finance Bill particularly includes measures to promote more environmentally friendly...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning: Energy (14 Jan 2008)

Yvette Cooper: holding answer 10 December 2007 On 17 December 2007, the Government published a new planning policy statement (PPS) on climate change. The PPS sets out for planning authorities the circumstances where renewable and low carbon technologies, including micro-renewables, should be used to supply new development in their area. The PPS includes a definition of decentralised energy supply, which...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning: Renewable Energy (14 Jan 2008)

Yvette Cooper: holding answer 19 November 2007 : On 17 December 2007, the Government published a new planning policy statement (PPS) on climate change. The PPS sets out for planning authorities the circumstances where renewable and low carbon technologies, including micro-renewables, should be used to supply new development in their area. The PPS includes a definition of decentralised energy supply,...

Written Ministerial Statements — Communities and Local Government: Planning Policy Statements (17 Dec 2007)

Yvette Cooper: I am today announcing publication of the new Planning Policy Statement (PPS): "Planning and Climate Change" and a consultation draft of the new PPS: "Planning for Sustainable Economic Development". Copies will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses. Our economy must be prepared to meet the challenges of increasing global competition, and to seize the opportunities presented by rapid...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Housing: Carbon Emissions (3 Dec 2007)

Yvette Cooper: ...industry to build zero carbon housing. My Department has commissioned English Partnerships to run the Carbon Challenge. The aim is to accelerate the house building industry's response to climate change by creating a number of zero carbon communities and to equip the industry with the appropriate skills and technology. In the first phase of the Carbon Challenge around 1,000 zero carbon...

Written Ministerial Statements — Communities and Local Government: Thames Gateway (29 Nov 2007)

Yvette Cooper: ...for regeneration and £100 million for local transport improvements within a total Government investment commitment of over £9 billion. The cross-government plan identifies three important themes for change in the Gateway: a strong economy, improvements in the quality of life for local communities and the development of the Gateway as an eco-region. Within these, key to the...

Orders of the Day: Housing and Regeneration Bill (27 Nov 2007) has video

Yvette Cooper: ...Homes and Communities Agency has to operate within the framework of the planning system, and, as my hon. Friend may be aware, we will shortly set out a new planning policy statement on planning for climate change and how we can better work for new development to cut carbon emissions. The Homes and Communities Agency must work within that framework, and the Housing Corporation, one of the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government: Thames Gateway (27 Nov 2007) has video

Yvette Cooper: ...the next century. That is an important part of the work that we have under way and that programme is out to consultation. My hon. Friend is right: we should recognise the future consequences of climate change and that the Thames Gateway is a great opportunity to do more to cut carbon emissions and prevent damage from climate change.

Written Ministerial Statements — Communities and Local Government: Home Information Packs (22 Nov 2007)

Yvette Cooper: ...on the impact as well as analysis of the first few months of implementation. It finds no evidence of any impact on transactions or prices, although there is a predicted short term impact on new listings as sellers change the timings of their listings. It concludes that the impact on listings is short lived, and the impact on the market is marginal compared to the wider factors. We also...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Climate Change (29 Oct 2007)

Yvette Cooper: ...Town and Country Planning Association National House Building Council Renewable Energy Advisory Board Invitations to the sounding board for the planning policy statement (PPS) on planning and climate change have been personal to the individual concerned, and made so as to bring together a range of expertise and know-how to inform the development of the PPS. Although participants were not...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Microgeneration (29 Oct 2007)

Yvette Cooper: We will be issuing a summary of responses to the consultation paper on proposed changes to permitted development rights for householder microgeneration in the near future. We are currently considering the many detailed points raised and what changes, if any, are needed to the original proposals. We will then, as required by section 10 of the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006,...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning: Renewable Energy (29 Oct 2007)

Yvette Cooper: The consultation draft of the Planning Policy Statement (PPS): Planning and Climate Change was supported by a partial regulatory impact assessment (PRIA). The potential additional benefits of the PPS identified in the PRIA included expanded markets and demand for renewable and low-carbon technologies. While not quantifying the estimated monetary value associated with this, the PRIA states...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning: Renewable Energy (29 Oct 2007)

Yvette Cooper: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 24 October 2007, Official Report, columns 379-80W. The public consultation on the draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS): Planning and Climate Change took place between 13 December 2006 and 8 March 2007.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Renewable Energy (29 Oct 2007)

Yvette Cooper: ...answer given on 15 October 2007, Official Report, columns 860-61W, confirming that councils will be able to continue with and adopt new Merton rules and that our new Planning Policy Statement on climate change will support local strategies that include both site (and area) specific targets and Merton-style rules. In consulting on and developing our measures to drive higher environmental...