Results 1-8 of 8 for climate change speaker:Glenda Jackson
- Rural Services (17 Mar 1999)
Ms Glenda Jackson: ...pointed out that the fuel duty escalator was introduced by the previous Administration at 5 per cent; this year it is 6 per cent. It is crucial that CO2 emissions from road transport are reduced if we are to achieve our Kyoto climate change commitments. The fuel duty escalator is the most important existing measure to reduce those emissions and to encourage the efficient use of road...
- Prayers: Heathrow (10 Mar 1999)
Ms Glenda Jackson: ...noise levels at night and to provide for air services to operate at night where they benefit the local, regional and national economy. We recognise that local environmental expectations may be changing, as may the commercial interests of the airlines. Our second objective is to take account of the competitive factors affecting UK airports and airlines. Our third objective is to take...
- Parliamentary Oaths (Amendment): Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles (29 Jul 1998)
Ms Glenda Jackson: ...nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, compared with vehicles running on diesel. CNG vehicles also emit less carbon dioxide, which is the main gas produced by road transport that is implicated in climate change. They also emit less visible smoke and odour than diesels, which is an important factor in urban areas. Vehicles running on CNG are also significantly quieter than their diesel...
- Parliamentary Oaths (Amendment): Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles (29 Jul 1998)
Ms Glenda Jackson: .... However, the Government are taking many steps to encourage the wider use of gas fuels, and I hope that industry will respond to that. Our primary aim in this area is to improve air quality, and to target climate change. We have received a number of representations—they were made in the Chamber tonight—saying that the duty on road fuel gases should be reduced to the European...
- A21 (Kent) (11 Feb 1998)
Ms Glenda Jackson: ...Government would be irresponsible to time a review on an issue as important as our roads and an integrated transport strategy on the appearance, disappearance or non-appearance of daffodils. The climate in this country is such that they may be flourishing in February and flat on their backs dead at the beginning of March. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells for raising...
- Road Traffic Reduction (United Kingdom Targets) Bill (30 Jan 1998)
Ms Glenda Jackson: I shall touch later on the particular changes—the minor amendments—that we shall propose. I have already said, and the hon. Member for Ceredigion made the point, that the presentation to the Environmental Audit Committee by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for the Environment underlined how important the targets will be in our White Paper and in formulating an integrated...
- Prayers: Heathrow (Regional Services) (29 Oct 1997)
Ms Glenda Jackson: ...increased their share of air traffic from 29 to 35 per cent. in the past 20 years, and their share of total international traffic has grown even more strongly, from 17 to 27 per cent., creating a climate of confidence in the regional market for air services, which has been expressed in recent major developments in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Manchester and Birmingham, and a completely new...
- Bills Presented: Aircraft Noise (South-west London) (28 Oct 1997)
Ms Glenda Jackson: ...and agreement. Secondly, we will set a framework for the control and mitigation of operational noise around airports. The Government will do everything practicable to ensure that the noise climate around Heathrow continues to improve. There has been a substantial improvement in the noise climate around the airport over the past two decades and the improvement is expected to continue for...