Results 1-20 of 22 for climate change speaker:Andrew Dismore

[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] — Bill of Rights (UK) (25 Jun 2009)

Andrew Dismore: ...power of the overbearing state. Liberty was conceived only in the negative: an absence of restraint. In the middle of the 20th century, however, conceptions of liberty and human rights began to change. President Roosevelt, whose interventionist new deal rescued the US from the great depression, redefined those concepts with his "four freedoms", to include not merely the absence of...

Bill Presented: Stroke Services (3 Jun 2009) has video

Andrew Dismore: ...on the basis of its location. Its letter refers to its existing transient ischaemic attack centre and the need for a local stroke unit. It implied that current services would go as a result of the changes, but of course they will not; they will be continued, as will the services provided by TIA centres and local stroke units everywhere else, and certainly in my area. Barnet and Chase Farm...

Prayers: Fuel Poverty Bill (20 Mar 2009) has video

Andrew Dismore: The interpretation under the Climate Change Act would be much more in line with what Mr. Justice McCombe said about previous legislation. We have yet to see the text for the Bill on child poverty, but although I suspect that it will be framed in aspirational terms I should be very surprised indeed if it included such an overriding duty as set out in clause 2(1). If that were so, every last...

Orders of the Day: Clause 3 — Short title and extent (9 May 2008) has video

Andrew Dismore: ...awareness in the House of the importance of taking action to deal with the serious problem that this Bill seeks to address. As time goes by, we are becoming increasingly aware of the problems of climate change—the latest figures show that CO2 emissions have risen consistently over the past four years—and energy efficiency, as promulgated by the Bill, is the simplest and most...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 3 — Microgeneration (9 May 2008) has video

Andrew Dismore: My hon. Friend makes that remark, but one can hardly criticise the municipal fathers of 100-odd years ago for not having foresight about what might happen through climate change because of the use of coal-fired power stations. Unfortunately, we now know what the consequences were. My hon. Friend is right. We need to think about whether local authorities can take the initiative in building...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 3 — Microgeneration (9 May 2008) has video

Andrew Dismore: ...and environmental services in both the public and private sectors", working in "partnership with the private sector". The council claims to be the first UK authority to have adopted a comprehensive climate change strategy. I am sure that many others would argue the toss about that. Ultimately, the proof is in the pudding. The Nottingham declaration involved a number of local authorities...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 1 — Insulation standards (9 May 2008) has video

Andrew Dismore: ...provisions, I hope that I have set out why I believe insulation is an important part of the equation when we are thinking about local authorities having new powers to deal with energy issues and climate change. We all want measures to be taken to reduce the impact of climate change. The Bill goes a long way towards achieving that, but I think that the hon. Member for Sevenoaks left half...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 1 — Insulation standards (9 May 2008) has video

Andrew Dismore: ...efficiency; conversions or refurbishments often mean major work; roofs have to be replaced every 30 years or so—and that is an opportunity to do something about insulation. When a house changes hands, what needs to be done is highlighted. Home information packs can be important in that context—I propose to refer to them later. A range of measures are needed and the Bill—I...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 1 — Insulation standards (9 May 2008) has video

Andrew Dismore: ...'s stereo. Both my hon. Friends made significant points in that regard. In November 2006, the new planning policy statement 3 on housing was published, which dealt with the particular problems of climate change. It said that "Developers and planning bodies will have to take account of the need to cut carbon emissions as well as the wider environmental and sustainability considerations when...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 1 — Insulation standards (9 May 2008) has video

Andrew Dismore: ...inevitable consequence of the Bill, regardless of new clause 1. There is no doubt that we all experience in our constituencies pressure from our electorate for measures to deal with the problems of climate change. Those measures can be carried out in a variety of ways, such as recycling, which local authorities can deal with directly. However, we know that among the significant generators...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 1 — Insulation standards (9 May 2008) has video

Andrew Dismore: .... It has been estimated that in 2010 the measures in part L would contribute 1.4 million tonnes of carbon to the overall 23 per cent. cut in the UK's greenhouse gas emissions as set out in the climate change programme, as it then was. The guidance in the new improved documents significantly raised the performance standards for building insulation, which is the subject of new clause 1. It...

London's Economy (20 Mar 2007)

Andrew Dismore: ...skills. It is also essential that resources are available for the capital to respond to emerging problems and their consequences, such as the challenging security environment and the real threat of climate change.

Pensions: Human Rights (19 Feb 2007)

Andrew Dismore: ...authorities, the House or lawyers' chambers—not that that has yet been achieved in any event. By a culture of human rights, we mean not the neglect of duties and responsibilities, but a climate in which respect for those rights becomes an integral part of our way of life, a reference point for our dealings with public authorities and one another. Such a culture cannot be achieved...

Orders of the Day: Greater London Authority Bill (12 Dec 2006)

Andrew Dismore: ...of the congestion charge. From 2008, the low-emission zone for London will cut pollution from road transport and improve air quality. The Mayor has been rightly praised for his strategies on climate change and affordable housing. The International Olympic Committee would not have awarded the 2012 Olympics to London without a city-wide government to oversee that great commitment. The system...

Orders of the Day: Greater London Authority Bill (12 Dec 2006)

Andrew Dismore: ...Mayor's strategy will end in court disputes between the Mayor and the boroughs. The Mayor is not permitted to be proactive in bringing forward and implementing city-wide plans for recycling, tackling climate change, minimising transport movements and realising efficiency savings. No other global city has such fragmented and divisive arrangements. Although the Mayor may write policies to...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Waste Management (27 Nov 2006)

Andrew Dismore: ...have to deal with (a) waste management, (b) the introduction of new waste management technology, (c) the co-ordination of the transportation of waste and use of the river and canal network, (d) climate change, (e) the setting up of a hydrogen fuel network, (f) finding cost efficiencies, (g) delivering the landfill directive, (h) reducing the export of waste to landfills in regions...

Orders of the Day: Local Government and Planning (Parkland and Windfall Development) Bill (20 Oct 2006)

Andrew Dismore: ...of the signatories to the early-day motion which suggests that local authorities should be able to impose stronger requirements, for example in relation to energy efficiency in buildings to tackle climate change, going beyond the existing building regulations, which they are not allowed to do at present. In fact, local authorities should be encouraged to do that, rather than discouraged as...

[Hywel Williams in the Chair] — Jewish Communities (350th Anniversary) (14 Jun 2006)

Andrew Dismore: ...century, however, Sephardi Jewish exiles from Spain and Portugal sought refuge, particularly in London. Fearful of persecution, those exiles lived covertly as Spanish merchants. In the intellectual climate of early 17th century England, the coalescence of a variety of different strands of thinking about the Jews led to increased interest in the question of readmission. Hebrew was revered...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Overseas Territories (6 Feb 2006)

Andrew Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the likely (a) medium-term and (b) long-term impact of climate change on the vulnerability to natural disasters of each of the overseas territories; and if he will make a statement.

Orders of the Day — Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill — Order for Second Reading read. (11 Nov 2005)

Andrew Dismore: Does my hon. Friend agree that, when it comes to practical action on the ground, cities are very much centre stage? Does he welcome the Mayor of London's initiative to launch a dedicated London climate change agency, which will work in partnership with the private sector to tackle greenhouse gas emissions in London? That is particularly important for the Olympics in 2012, as we want to ensure...