Results 1-9 of 9 for climate change speaker:Nick Harvey

Topical Debate: Defence Procurement (19 Jun 2008) has video

Nick Harvey: ...dangerous work that is vital to our national interest. The security of the nation is the Government's first responsibility, but it is clear that the nature of the task of securing our nation has changed, as new challenges and threats have emerged. In the 1998 strategic defence review, we rightly identified our priorities and how we would respond to the threats of that time, but events have...

Business of the House: Defence in the World (8 May 2008) has video

Nick Harvey: Yes, it might indeed be climate change. Both recruitment and retention remain essential to our efforts to sustain adequate numbers of boots on the ground, but intake has fallen and outflow has increased. Commonwealth nationals are increasingly being relied upon to fill the gap where British forces are leaving. It is clear that there must be further efforts and incentives to put that right. It...

[Mr. Mike Weir in the Chair] — Management and Services (House of Commons) (18 Oct 2007)

Nick Harvey: ...hon. Members, whether they are taking part in the debate or not, will let the Commission know what they think of the review and the recommendations and what they think should be the priorities for change. The Commission has already agreed to some preliminary steps towards the implementation of the report, including, in particular, to merge the estates and works functions, which will be...

Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Air Pollution (26 Mar 2007)

Nick Harvey: ...of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market. Recovering energy from waste is acknowledged in the Stern Review as an effective weapon in combating climate change, displacing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel power generation sources. The carbon footprint associated with the combustion of this waste is made up of a number of components:...

Written Answers — House of Commons Commission: Air Pollution (21 Mar 2007)

Nick Harvey: ...of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market. Recovering energy from waste is acknowledged in the Stern review as an effective weapon in combating climate change, displacing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel power generation sources. The carbon footprint associated with the combustion of this waste is made up of a number of components:...

Point of Order: Defence Policy (22 Jun 2006)

Nick Harvey: .... I did feel, however, that the Minister was at times in danger of painting a slightly rosy picture of the 21st century context. There are very great dangers; we live in a very uncertain world. Climate change could prove a great threat to security, as many of the world's cities are based on vulnerable coastlines. HIV/AIDS has been recognised by the UN Security Council as a security issue...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (5 Oct 2005)

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will introduce a public education programme on the effects of climate change and steps which can be taken by individuals to limit these effects.

Human Tissue Bill (15 Jan 2004)

Mr Nick Harvey: ...from all over the country who were worried about what had been going on in their local hospitals. As a result of all those events, the relationship between the medical professions and patients has changed significantly. I do not think that things will ever be quite the same after the events of Bristol. Of course this is not the only factor in the change in the relationship between patients...

Communications Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: New Clause 22 — Limits on Ownership of National Daily and Sunday Newspapers (4 Mar 2003)

Mr Nick Harvey: ...this. The genesis of the Bill was the speed with which technologies in the various markets that the new regime will cover were converging. Of course, since that time, there has been a significant change in market conditions and some of the progress towards technological advances that was occurring has slowed considerably. The climate now is very different from the climate a relatively...