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Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Elliot Morley: ...effects of population increase, because it has many negative effects, not least on the environment, on emissions and on sustainability. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has said and done the right things. The negotiations will be very difficult, but for all of us the long-term consequences of failure are almost unthinkable, and I wish him all the best.

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: European Council (2 Nov 2009) has video

Elliot Morley: I warmly welcome the outcome of the Council's discussions on climate change, and the clear lead that it has given. I also pay tribute to my right hon. Friend's contribution. The funds will constitute an essential part of any agreements resulting from Copenhagen, but there is also real potential for a low-carbon economy in this country and in my region. My right hon. Friend mentioned the trade...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

Elliot Morley: ...as internationally. They have a lot to be proud of with regard to their international lead, and I appreciate that the Liberal Democrats acknowledged that. They have given a world lead through the Climate Change Act 2008, through introducing the concept of carbon budgets, which will be crucial for the delivery of our targets, and through using market mechanisms, such as the emissions...

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

Elliot Morley: ...I think that the NHS signing up would be a good thing. I also accept that there are savings to be had and appreciate that a great deal more could be done. The issue of the Department of Energy and Climate Change building and its energy rating provides a good example. What concerns me is that the DECC building—it was formerly owned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food;...

[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] — Steel Industry (7 Jul 2009)

Elliot Morley: ...and a common cause. Like Stocksbridge, Scunthorpe was built on steel. Before the discovery of ironstone, Scunthorpe was no more than five small villages. There have been enormous structural changes over the years, but the work force have responded with dedication and skill and have kept production up, even though fewer people have been employed. However, although Scunthorpe has fared...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy: Billing (8 Jun 2009)

Elliot Morley: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem on the simplification and standardisation of energy bills for the purposes of assisting consumers.

[Janet Anderson in the Chair] — Darwin Initiative (30 Apr 2009)

Elliot Morley: ...benefits is wide, and we must work with those. I am president of GLOBE International—the Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment. It has just set up the Commission on Land Use Change and Ecosystems, which is chaired by Mr. Ian Johnson, a distinguished former World Bank vice-president for environmentally and socially sustainable development, who is well known in...

[Janet Anderson in the Chair] — Darwin Initiative (30 Apr 2009)

Elliot Morley: ...is, the more sustainable it becomes. This is about not compulsion, but sustainable development. Issues such as overseas development budgets should be co-ordinated with work done on biodiversity and climate change. Protecting forests is good for people who live in such communities. Clean, healthy, aquatic ecosystems are good for people who rely on them for fisheries, water or farming. What...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Forestry Commission: Scotland (19 Jan 2009)

Elliot Morley: ...Affairs what recent discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Executive on (a) the (i) statutory duties and (ii) functions of the Forestry Commission and (b) proposals in the draft Climate Change (Scotland) Bill which relate to the Forestry Commission.

Orders of the Day: New Clause 15 — Advice on emissions from international aviation and international shipping (28 Oct 2008) has video

Elliot Morley: ...international methodology and getting international agreements. It is imperative to achieve those and I hope that that will happen by 2009, when the all-important forum of the United Nations climate change convention at Copenhagen takes place. To fail to secure international agreement would be a global disaster. However, including such elements in the Bill demonstrates that the Government...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: G8 Summit (10 Jul 2008) has video

Elliot Morley: I congratulate the Prime Minister on the real progress that has been made on climate change, although there are clearly details to be decided between now and the UN summit in Copenhagen in 2009. He will have seen the outcome of the GLOBE International legislators' conference in Tokyo, which was presented directly to the Japanese Prime Minister and involved the participation of Members on both...

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

Elliot Morley: I welcome the Bill; indeed, its principles have had a unanimous welcome. If they had not, we might as well have given up on combating climate change. Of course, there are issues of detail, and it is perfectly reasonable that they should be debated and tested. Some of the amendments made in the other place have been very helpful in trying to clarify and strengthen the Bill. However, I want to...

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 7): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8) — [8th Allotted Day] (27 Feb 2008)

Elliot Morley: I welcome the opportunity to discuss climate change and to do so in the context of the Lisbon treaty. The treaty is important, as is the fact that climate change is mentioned in the treaty and has been institutionalised. The amalgamation of existing treaties and of existing and new wording on sustainable development, energy and waste is crucial if we are to deal effectively with climate...

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 7): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8) — [8th Allotted Day] (27 Feb 2008)

Elliot Morley: ...in such international negotiations. That is why we should harness the EU as a positive force. It does no good to send the signals that we are getting from the debate, such as that including climate change in a new treaty is not important. We should support progressive change in the EU and harness the EU as a force for good and for change, which it can be. I recognise the argument about...

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 7): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 8) — [8th Allotted Day] (27 Feb 2008)

Elliot Morley: Does that not underline how confusing the Opposition amendment is? Surely, if climate change is important, which we all accept, it should be institutionalised. The debate should be about shifting resources from agricultural subsidies to fighting climate change. To do that, the policy should be part of the institutions of the EU.

Orders of the Day: European Union (Amendment) Bill (21 Jan 2008) has video

Elliot Morley: ...in this treaty. The House has heard, for example, the child protection benefits in terms of development. Most importantly, it contains big environmental improvements in sustainable development and climate change. How can the Conservative party be taken seriously on the environment when it is prepared to vote against those improvements in the treaty?

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: UK Energy Policy (10 Jan 2008) has video

Elliot Morley: There is much to welcome in the energy White Paper, and of course we cannot separate energy policy from the overriding need to tackle climate change, but will my right hon. Friend confirm that there has been nothing to stop anyone coming forward with a suggestion for a nuclear power station in the past 20 years? He can understand why people will ask, "What has suddenly changed?" On carbon...

Opposition Day — [3rd allotted day]: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (4 Dec 2007) has video

Elliot Morley: .... Nevertheless, it was a fair assessment. The hon. Member for East Surrey should note that it gave the Government a great deal of praise for the international lead that they have given on climate change. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State spelled out the areas in which this country has pioneered climate change policies. Not only that, but the expertise of DEFRA officials and...

Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day]: Climate Change (8 May 2007)

Elliot Morley: ...opportunity to discuss what is clearly one of the most pressing environmental issues—if not the most pressing—that we face this century. Clearly, a great deal is riding on the issue of climate change, which indeed unites both sides of the House. I welcome that. I would say gently, however, to the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Gregory Barker) that he really should not set...

Opposition Day — [10th Allotted Day]: Climate Change (8 May 2007)

Elliot Morley: The argument for five years—although it is not for me to make it—is that it aligns itself with the process of the UN framework convention on climate change. There may be an argument for having a three-year carbon budget, which would align itself with the comprehensive spending review, for example, so there is perhaps a debate to be had on the cycle, but I certainly believe that...