Results 1-15 of 15 for climate change speaker:John Denham

Written Ministerial Statements — Communities and Local Government: Local Democratic Renewal (21 Jul 2009)

John Denham: ...already saved £4.5 billion through efficiency measures since 2004. By giving them greater powers to oversee and co-ordinate all the money coming into their area, they will better be able to drive change and improvement, cutting out duplication and waste. Thirdly, councils have a vital role to play in promoting economic development. They are best placed to bring together partners from...

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Topical Questions (30 Apr 2009) has video

John Denham: ...to do so, but I add that I am sure that my hon. Friend will welcome the renewed commitment to carbon capture and storage announced by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change just after the Budget. From my point of view, we will be very keen to work with his Department to ensure that, with the universities, we develop the research, technology and skills...

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Science (29 Jan 2009) has video

John Denham: ...John Beddington, has created a group of departmental chief scientific advisers to give a sharper focus to the contribution that scientific evidence can make on major cross-cutting issues such as climate change.

Written Ministerial Statements — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Research and Science Budget (11 Dec 2007)

John Denham: ...range of thematic research programmes. These programmes bring together partners from inside and outside the research community in an unprecedented effort to tackle these issues. Programmes include: "Living with Environmental Change", "Ageing", "Global Threats to Security" and "Energy". This allocation makes resources available to drive forward the economic impact agenda in the face of...

Point of Order: Trident (14 Mar 2007)

John Denham: ...question of parliamentary scrutiny, I understand that she cannot bind future Parliaments. I noted that the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced yesterday that the Climate Change Bill would bind future Parliaments, but I understand that my right hon. Friend is reluctant to do the same. However, will she at least express the opinion to this Parliament that it...

Orders of the Day: House of Commons (Participation) Bill (9 Mar 2007)

John Denham: ...see, for example, a politician from Scotland who, leaving domestic debates aside, is respected around the world for the leading role that he plays in tackling poverty in Africa, debt reduction and climate change, and when I look to a future in which no Scottish politician would play such a role, I find that future disappointing. The Union gives people in Scotland such opportunities.

Southampton Airport (28 Feb 2006)

John Denham: ...whatever measures are needed to ensure that the local environmental impact will be properly assessed, taken into account and dealt with. Secondly, the master plan is, as I shall explain, a very big change from the figures published in the White Paper. I shall be interested to know from the Minister whether the Government are in any way committed to the projections that were published just...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (13 Nov 2003)

Mr John Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the agencies that have responsibilities for planning for the consequences of climate change on coastal areas; and if she will make a statement.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (13 Nov 2003)

Mr John Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the area of coastal land that will be lost owing to the impact of climate change by 2050.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (13 Nov 2003)

Mr John Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the insurance industry regarding the insurance costs arising from climate change; and if she will make a statement.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Climate Change (11 Nov 2003)

Mr John Denham: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the total area of the properties in low lying areas that will be affected by an increased risk of flooding from the consequences of climate change by 2050.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Climate Change (11 Nov 2003)

Mr John Denham: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the responsibilities of local authorities are in relation to preparations for the consequences of climate change on coastal areas; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Environment: Climate Change (29 Oct 2003)

Mr John Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the impact of climate change on low lying coastal areas; and if she will make a statement.

Prayers: Rural Pharmacies (Mid-Norfolk) (10 Feb 1999)

Mr John Denham: ...of his own local experience, perhaps by letter, I should be more than happy to look into the way in which the system operates. However, it would be going too far today to anticipate any possible changes. In general, I must say that it is a great shame that disputes over dispensing rights too often become bitter and pit professionals against each other, when we want them to co-operate for...

The Health of the Nation (22 Oct 1992)

Mr John Denham: ...style of management in the health service have had to be scrapped in order to respond to the new internal market reforms. Without effective information systems, the internal market certainly cannot work. This is not a technical management issue. It has its roots in the pace of change of ideologically driven reforms. That change has taken place without an attempt having been made to assess...