Results 1-18 of 18 for climate change speaker:Sally Keeble

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy (15 Jul 2009)

Sally Keeble: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to announce his decision on the future of (a) the Severn Tidal Barrier and (b) each other proposed renewable energy project under consideration by his Department.

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Climate Change (5 Nov 2008) has video

Sally Keeble: Does my hon. Friend agree that one immediate and visible sign of climate change is food shortages in developing countries? What is his Department doing to improve people's nutritional status and stop the hunger, especially among children, in sub-Saharan Africa?

Orders of the Day: Climate Change Bill [Lords] (9 Jun 2008) has video

Sally Keeble: I am grateful. Is the Minister aware that although many qualities are required for the Climate Change Committee, there is no specific requirement for anyone to have any technical knowledge about the impact of climate change on the ecology of wildlife? Will he look into whether that quality could be included somewhere in the wide range of different skills required?

Prime Minister: Engagements (6 Jun 2007)

Sally Keeble: ...associate myself and my constituents with the expressions of condolence for the families of the service personnel lost in action. Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating the Northampton climate change forum, which has its first meeting tomorrow evening under the excellent chairmanship of Terry Smithson of our local wildlife trust? As my right hon. Friend heads off to the G8,...

Parents (Family Policy) (7 Dec 2004)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...the problems of teenage pregnancies and other issues, and there is no point in rehearsing them again. There are some areas in which we as politicians must think of policies that will produce some change and start to resolve some of the practical difficulties that we all see in our constituencies. One key issue is the role of boys and young men. For example—I do not think that anyone...

Public Bill Committee: Pensions Bill: Clause 212 - Annual increase in rate of certain (18 Mar 2004)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...to the consequences of a system that reinforces the poverty of women pensioners and which, in particular, takes away some of their financial independence. We also talked this morning about the changing circumstances of pensioners. There are probably more women working full-time and more who have equal pay and equal access to jobs. There is greater awareness of the need for financial...

Climate Change and Sustainable Development (5 Dec 2002)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...debate. If I cannot answer all those points in detail today—time is rather short—I shall write to hon. Members. As the report shows, scientific proof shows beyond reasonable doubt that climate change has happened. The question is not so much whether we should accept the arguments, but what we should do. That has been repeated this afternoon. It is not simply that climate change...

Climate Change and Sustainable Development (5 Dec 2002)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...us. The whole Government—the Treasury, the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for International Development—constantly chivvy the rest of the world to match us on contributions, to change the difficult international institutional arrangements of the EU and the World Trade Organisation, and to get the US on board. There is a need for political coherence, which the Government...

Climate Change and Sustainable Development (5 Dec 2002)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...such policies will do a great deal to deal with the issues about which the hon. Gentleman has expressed concern. In respect of direct spending, we have identified £24 million specifically for climate change, although we will spend money in many other sectors. The hon. Member for Banbury was wrong about the global environment facility. I attended the last annual meeting in Beijing and...

World Poverty (19 Jun 2002)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...I have only a few minutes. In addition to debt relief, we have also provided opportunities for trade development for the poorest countries. This Government are also leading the world in seeking to change the rules, so that markets to developing countries will be opened up. In trade as in other areas, the paths of the poorest countries and the rest of the world have diverged in economic...

Written Answers — Transport, Local Government and the Regions: Flood Plains (16 May 2002)

Ms Sally Keeble: The Government will review Planning Policy Guidance Note 25 "Development and flood risk" in 2004, three years after its publication, in the light of further evidence then available on climate change and emerging experience of its implementation and effectiveness. As was indicated in PPG 25, planning authorities and the Environment Agency are expected to take account of the potential effects...

Written Answers — Transport, Local Government and the Regions: Housebuilding (Floodplains) (11 Dec 2001)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...–01 provide a baseline for the situation before PPG 25 was published. We are also looking with the Environment Agency at monitoring PPG 25 through data on planning applications and land-use change statistics. We are committed to a general review of the guidance three years after publication in the light of emerging experience of its use and of developing information on climate...

Home Energy Conservation Bill (30 Nov 2001)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...commitment to the Bill's provisions on the environment, energy efficiency and houses in multiple occupation. Indeed, we have a clear commitment to keep the environment at the heart of our policies. Climate change is perhaps the biggest environmental challenge facing us. Our climate change strategy establishes a clear framework for action, and we are making good progress on some key issues....

Home Energy Conservation Bill (30 Nov 2001)

Ms Sally Keeble: I cannot say, because in the period covered, from 1991, there were various changes in the regulatory regime for the energy industry. There are differences in the detailed figures for the different types of fuel consumption, and I will happily give the hon. Gentleman those figures in writing. Local authorities have a key role to play in improving energy efficiency in their area, through vision...

Written Answers — Transport, Local Government and the Regions: Windfarms (21 Nov 2001)

Ms Sally Keeble: We already promote a positive approach to planning for renewable energy as part of the UK's climate change strategy. Last year we initiated the preparation of regional assessments and targets for renewable energy provision (including on-shore windfarms) to encourage a more strategic approach to planning at regional and local levels. More positive planning at regional and local levels will...

Written Answers — Transport, Local Government and the Regions: Climate Change (27 Jun 2001)

Ms Sally Keeble: It is already our policy to promote a positive approach to planning for renewable energy as part of the UK's climate change strategy. Last year we initiated the preparation of regional assessments and targets for renewable energy provision to encourage a more strategic approach to planning at regional and local levels. We intend to review the existing planning policy guidance note on...

Orders of the Day — The Economy (13 Dec 2000)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...problem is another tribute to the Government's successful management of the economy. We are in the happy situation of enjoying a consumer boom and low inflation. It is a particularly happy economic climate for those of us who like consumer booms. In his speech, the shadow Chancellor said that the Government have no vision at all. Such a claim is extraordinary. Our Chancellor has...

Opposition Day: Child Support Agency (9 Feb 1998)

Ms Sally Keeble: ...parents live apart. To say that we need a fair system that encourages parents to agree voluntarily to child support is unrealistic, given the great difficulty that parents have, often in the bitter climate of the breakdown of their relationship, in agreeing to financial support for their children. There is no doubt of the size of the task. In 1995, 155,000 marriages, about half of which...