Results 1-19 of 19 for climate change speaker:Phil Hope

Written Answers — Health: East of England: Health Services (29 Jun 2009)

Phil Hope: The Department has issued advice about transport management (Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 07-03) which sets out carbon impacts of travel, Climate Change requirements and the necessity to take these aspects into account in developing Transport Plans and Strategies. A copy of HTM 07-03 has been placed in the Library. The Department's Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2009-10 -...

Written Answers — Health: Climate Change (17 Jun 2009)

Phil Hope: All Departments are actively involved in the cross-Government Adapting to Climate Change Programme, which aims to help society adapt to climate change. The role of the programme is to develop and provide a comprehensive evidence base including adaptation tools, to raise awareness of the need to adapt, to measure success and to work across Government at all levels to embed adaptation. Further...

Written Answers — Health: Climate Change (17 Jun 2009)

Phil Hope: It is not currently possible to provide estimates of the potential costs and savings over the next three years. It has, however, been shown in the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change that timely and well-targeted climate adaptation measures will yield benefits in excess of their costs. The main rationale for investment to address climate risk will be to reduce the United Kingdom's...

Written Answers — Health: NHS: Energy (23 Feb 2009)

Phil Hope: Under the requirements of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Climate Change Programme, the Department set mandatory energy/carbon efficiency targets on the national health service in England to: reduce the level of primary energy consumption by 15 per cent. or 0.15 million tonnes carbon from March 2000 to March 2010; achieve a target of 35-55 GigaJoules/100 cubic metres...

Charities (3 Apr 2008) has video

Phil Hope: I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brent, North (Barry Gardiner) on bringing Pennies4Change to the House's attention. I also thank him for his kind remarks at the beginning of his speech in recognition of the work undertaken by the Office of the Third Sector and, indeed, my role as a champion of the third sector. This is the only country that has a Minister for the third sector. My...

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Sustainable Development (21 Jan 2008)

Phil Hope: ...development transferred to the Economic Development (Environment and Energy) Sub-Committee. This will allow work on sustainable development to be driven in the context of our broader efforts on climate change and sustainability. Details of the Committee's membership and terms of reference can be viewed at: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/secretariats/committees/edee .aspx or in the Library...

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Departmental Sustainable Development (16 Jan 2008)

Phil Hope: ...since the baseline year, the Cabinet Office did not meet the target to reverse the current upward trend in carbon emissions by April 2007. The Cabinet Office is committed to meeting the SOGE: climate change and energy targets. As part of this, the Cabinet Office has signed up to the Carbon Trust's Carbon Management programme to improve our energy management practices, identify likely areas...

Written Answers — Duchy of Lancaster: Climate Change (6 Dec 2007)

Phil Hope: The Cabinet Office is committed to addressing both the causes and consequences of climate change. We will identify priority areas for action in relation to adaptation to the effects of climate change, as they affect the Cabinet Office's responsibilities, once the Climate Change Bill and the cross-Government Adapting to Climate Change—Adaptation Policy Framework has been published.

Local Government Finance (Lincolnshire) (26 Oct 2004)

Mr Phil Hope: ...reviewed their operation each year. We have always calculated floors and ceilings to provide an increase based on the actual grant received by a council in the previous year, after allowing for changes in funding and function. We have made two refinements since: one on schools funding, and one that relates to shire districts by adjusting the base position to allow the revenue grant...

Wind Turbines (Workington) (13 Oct 2004)

Mr Phil Hope: ...energy will be needed beyond that if we are to meet the aim of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 60 per cent. by 2050. We have a shared agreement on that ambition because of the importance of climate change and the impact of global warming.

Wind Turbines (Workington) (13 Oct 2004)

Mr Phil Hope: ...policy statement 22, which we published in August, that increased development of renewable energy resources is a vital part of the target achievement if we are to deliver on the commitment on climate change and renewable energy. Positive planning, as well as common sense, which facilitates renewable energy developments, can contribute to all four elements of our renewable energy strategy....

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Green Minister (1 Sep 2004)

Mr Phil Hope: ..., I am a member of ENV, the Cabinet Committee on the Environment, and ENV(G), the Cabinet Sub-Committee of Green Ministers. I have also considered issues surrounding the ad hoc Ministerial Group on Climate Change and the Sustainable Building Task Group. However, it has been established practice under successive governments not to disclose information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet...

Written Ministerial Statements — Deputy Prime Minister: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (21 Jul 2004)

Mr Phil Hope: ...communities. Raising performance standards and introducing requirements for efficiency in the use of boilers and air conditioning systems will not only make a difference in the drive to tackle climate change, they will also help to create warmer, healthier homes and more comfortable and productive workplaces. The proposals for building energy performance certification requirements will...

Orders of the Day — Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill: Clause 6 — Registers of Information and Documents to be Kept by Local Authorities (30 Apr 2004)

Mr Phil Hope: .... We will thus be able to see the progress locally, as well as nationally and in Parliament. On energy efficiency, the building regulations that the Bill directly affects play a crucial part in our climate change programme. As hon. Members know, that sets targets for reducing national carbon emissions in 2010 to 20 per cent. below that in 1990. Almost half of our national carbon emissions...

Orders of the Day — Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill: Clause 6 — Registers of Information and Documents to be Kept by Local Authorities (30 Apr 2004)

Mr Phil Hope: I believe that more people are beginning to care about carbon emissions. They understand the impact of greenhouse gases on climate change and global warming. [Interruption.] I stand corrected— the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Mr. Bacon) was asking whether people care about Liberal Democrat policy. I fully share his cynicism in that regard. The Bill will allow the application of...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Green Minister (26 Apr 2004)

Mr Phil Hope: ...Minister's Green Minister I am a member of the Sustainable Development Task Force, the Sustainable Energy Policy Network and ENV(G). I have also attended meetings of the ad hoc Ministerial Group on Climate Change and the Sustainable Building Task Group. However, it has been established practice under successive Governments not to disclose information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet...

Public Bill Committee: Sustainable and Secure Buildings Bill: Clause 7 - Energy requirements of buildings (9 Mar 2004)

Mr Phil Hope: ..., in particular my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham, South, that increased development of renewable energy resources is essential to facilitate the delivery of the Government's commitments on climate change and renewable energy. Positive planning, which is set out in PPS 22, facilitates renewable energy development, and we believe that it can contribute to all the elements of the...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Climate Change (18 Sep 2003)

Mr Phil Hope: My right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister discusses a wide range of issues, including climate change, in meeting foreign visitors, colleagues and others.

Teenage Pregnancies (23 Jun 1999)

Mr Phil Hope: ...group, I am delighted that this report has come out in conjunction with the report of that group so as to focus attention on the problem of teenage pregnancies in the broader context of mainstream changes to the school curriculum and the work of other organisations to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. Teenage pregnancy is not an easy issue for us to tackle, either as individual...