Results 1-11 of 11 for climate change speaker:Doug Henderson

Orders of the Day: Finance Bill (23 Apr 2007)

Doug Henderson: Beijing, yes. Bombay—well, that has changed to Mumbai. Small business people who are trying to sell engineering products or the like know who they must compete with. They know the market: they know what other businesses compete in it, and what those businesses are doing. There is now a recognition in the British economy, driven to some extent, but not entirely, by the Government, that...

Orders of the Day: Finance Bill (23 Apr 2007)

Doug Henderson: ...Bill to the House. It tackles the major issues of macro-economic policy and puts us in a position to take on the global challenge. It faces up to some of the major decisions that need to be made on climate change and other issues. All the detail of the arguments about fiscal regimes for freelancers and for small companies can be explored further in Committee. I do not say that every dot...

Delegated Legislation: European Affairs (6 Dec 2006)

Doug Henderson: ...that, although it will not be top of the bill next week, will probably rise up the order of priorities come the June Council meeting and will become increasingly important in subsequent meetings: climate change. The European Union is often criticised on all sorts of grounds. Some of that criticism is friendly, and some of it not so. Whatever one thinks of the EU, I cannot imagine that any...

Delegated Legislation: European Affairs (6 Dec 2006)

Doug Henderson: ...that have taken place over many years. I understand that enlargement will be at the top of the agenda, and I welcome and support that, but I hope that the Government will feel able to push the climate change agenda. In the wind-up, it would be interesting if we could hear to what extent the Government accept the Commission's new proposals on emissions trading. Do the proposals go as far as...

Orders of the Day: Home Affairs and Transport (23 Nov 2006)

Doug Henderson: ...even argue a free market case for that—but perhaps I should discuss that with the right hon. Gentleman on another occasion. I want to say a few words today about the relationship between climate change and our transport systems. I have no ideology about which form of transport is preferable to any other. If air transport is the best form of transport for a particular journey, we...

Orders of the Day: Home Affairs and Transport (23 Nov 2006)

Doug Henderson: As a student I worked as a railway booking clerk, so I do know about such things. The old joke was that if people were going to Dunfermline, they should change at Inverkeithing. We need a coherent system, including ticketing and so on, but it needs major investment. Similarly, the east coast main line has no more capacity. We cannot put any more inter-city passenger trains on it. Therefore,...

Tackling Climate Change (12 Oct 2005)

Doug Henderson: My right hon. Friend is moving in the right direction on tackling the problems of climate change that lie ahead of us, but many problems are already with us. On 30 June, my constituency experienced a major flood and our sewers were unable to deal with peak loading as a result of the heavy rain. The water authority told me that the problem was not unique to Newcastle, but probably applied...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill (20 Apr 2004)

Mr Doug Henderson: ...stable prices and, consequentially, historically low interest rates. I am the first to concede that there is a problem in the manufacturing sector, which has not been able to respond to changes in the global economy as quickly as other sectors, although I think it is now beginning to learn how to respond. We cannot expect always to do things as they were done in the past and to be...

Orders of the Day — Non-Domestic Rating Bill [Money] (11 Jan 1994)

Mr Doug Henderson: ...will still face increases in their business rates of up to 10 per cent. That is a major difference between last year's Bill and this year's Bill. This year's Bill incorporates a complete change in principle for the future determination of business rates. Last year and in the previous year, the Government said that some businesses should be given relief on their business rates, but that...

Orders of the Day — Access to Health Records Bill (23 Feb 1990)

Mr Doug Henderson: ...want to know details of their medical condition. By and large people do not want to be kept in the dark. They want to know about their health so that they can face realistically treatment or any change in life which may be necessary if they are to maintain their health and enjoy the rest of their lives. It helps most people enormously—although perhaps not everyone—if they have...

Orders of the Day — Access to Health Records Bill (23 Feb 1990)

Mr Doug Henderson: I am grateful to my hon. Friend. Unfortunatelly, I cannot assure him about historical medical records. This Bill applies to medical records from January 1991. The Bill would change the general nature of the doctor-patient relationship. Perhaps my hon. Friend's constituent would have voluntary access to his medical records. If that is one by-product of the Bill, it would be helpful. Another...