Results 1-4 of 4 for climate change speaker:Beverley Hughes

Public Bill Committee: Childcare Bill: Clause 1 - General functions of local authority: England (6 Dec 2005)

Beverley Hughes: The two Government amendments make a minor change to the wording but an important, substantive change to the Secretary of State’s power to set targets for local authorities in improving outcomes for young children and narrowing the gaps in their achievement. Subsection (3) requires the targets for improving well-being and reducing inequality to be set out in the regulations. As we...

Written Answers — Home Department: Energy Policy (28 Apr 2003)

Ms Beverley Hughes: ...estate plus its agencies (except Prison Service, which is reported separately), but not Non-Departmental PublicBodies (NDPBs). 2 . Energy Expenditure: this is actual spend, and from April 2001, includes the Climate Change Levy. 3 . Energy/m2: this variable allows for changes in both weather and estate size on energy consumption. So annual changes will generally reflect efficiency changes....

Orders of the Day — Flood Plains (Vale of York) (10 Jan 2001)

Ms Beverley Hughes: ...York will be among the first areas to be examined under that research programme. The hon. Lady mentioned the importance of design, which is critical. We must also consider the potential effects of climate change, and research on that is taking place. I shall refer to the relevant Minister the points that she made about farmers. I do not accept the hon. Lady's contention that the...

Local Government Finance (3 Feb 2000)

Ms Beverley Hughes: ...area. In response to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Brent, North (Mr. Gardiner), I understand that the data for the school to which he referred have been included in the data changes for Brent. Even with these data, Brent would have received a grant increase of less than 1.5 per cent. without the guaranteed uplift that we have introduced. My hon. Friend the Member for...