Results 1-20 of 64 for climate change speaker:Jim Murphy

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Oil and Gas Fields (14 Oct 2009) has video

Jim Murphy: I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change about the North sea oil and gas industry.

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Oil and Gas Fields (14 Oct 2009) has video

Jim Murphy: I am not able to update my hon. Friend today on the number of licences, although the Department of Energy and Climate Change has engaged in a rigorous process in that regard. However, my hon. Friend is absolutely right: this is a jobs boon not just for the North sea, Aberdeen and surrounding areas, but for the whole of Scotland. Almost 200,000 jobs in Scotland rely on related industries in...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Copenhagen Summit (14 Oct 2009) has video

Jim Murphy: The Copenhagen summit provides the opportunity for a vital step forward in securing a binding global agreement on climate change action. The Prime Minister has confirmed that he will be attending the Copenhagen summit.

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Copenhagen Summit (14 Oct 2009) has video

Jim Murphy: We have put party politics aside, and the SNP Scottish Government will be treated in exactly the same way that their Labour predecessors were treated. The best way to get Scotland's climate change interests represented at Copenhagen is through the attendance of my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. As far as I am concerned—and the same goes for the majority of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Automotive Industry (17 Jun 2009) has video

Jim Murphy: ...over the years. I have met Scottish manufacturers, including representatives from the car industry, to discuss the car scrappage scheme. I have also met people from Scottish companies that work in climate change technologies, which are, of course, an enormous growth area in Scotland.

Business of the House: North Sea Helicopter Crash (2 Apr 2009) has video

Jim Murphy: ...-operate very closely, which is why I spoke to the First Minister yesterday evening, and again today. I have spoken to the Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change as well. Such co-operation is essential at this tragic time, and it is important to talk to others, which is why we keep in close contact with the trade unions and the chaplain to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Credit (18 Mar 2009) has video

Jim Murphy: The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and I met representatives of Oil & Gas UK to discuss those specific matters and we will talk to them again. I am happy to raise the concerns of the oil and gas industry in Scotland with the banks—that dialogue will continue. I also agree that the export market is...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Claimant Count (4 Feb 2009) has video

Jim Murphy: ...the importance of North sea oil and gas. I met representatives of the industry last week and, along with the Secretaries of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and for Energy and Climate Change, I will do so again in the next couple of weeks. It is crucial that we continue investment in the North sea, to access oilfields and gasfields that we have not got to in past...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: North Africa: EU External Relations (21 Jul 2008)

Jim Murphy: ...: Union for the Mediterranean. The UK welcomed the efforts of the French presidency to reinvigorate the EuroMed Partnership and to ensure the development of concrete projects aimed at tackling climate change, promoting energy and food security and education and training. Our officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are in close contact with the French presidency regarding its...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Prospects for the European Union in 2008 (8 Jul 2008)

Jim Murphy: ...a wide range of areas, building on the positive successes of the Slovenian Presidency. The Presidency offers a significant opportunity to work closely together on a number of key issues. On climate change and energy security the Presidency aims to reach agreement on the 2020 climate change package, the text of the internal market energy package, the strategic energy review. The Presidency...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: EU Presidency (24 Jun 2008) has video

Jim Murphy: My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister said to the House yesterday that we will continue to focus on an outward-looking European agenda. We look forward to working with the French presidency on climate change, defence and security, migration, and rising food and fuel prices.

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: EU Presidency (24 Jun 2008) has video

Jim Murphy: In response to the point raised by the former Minister for Europe, I point out that it is important to reflect the fact that the EU is working on an energy policy and a climate change policy that are about transparency in the market, matching supply and demand, investment in climate change technologies such as carbon capture and storage, and so much else besides. That variety of policies...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: General Affairs and External Relations Council (23 Jun 2008)

Jim Murphy: ...and the Czech Republic presented a programme setting out the joint priorities for their presidencies, running from July 2008 to the end of 2009. These priorities included reassessing the EU budget; climate change; ensuring secure, competitive and environmentally sustainable energy; implementing the Lisbon strategy for jobs and growth; promoting the EU's competitiveness; sustainable...

Orders of the Day: European Affairs (18 Jun 2008) has video

Jim Murphy: ...I will refer. We also heard from my old sparring partner the hon. Member for Rayleigh (Mr. Francois). I am delighted to hear from him again, although I missed the part of his speech to do with climate change, the Balkans and many of the other big and challenging issues facing Europe. Perhaps they will be for another speech on another day. We also heard from two former Ministers for...

[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — European Commission (12 Jun 2008)

Jim Murphy: ...eighth, ninth or 10th in the list of priorities, or perhaps even further down. In a world of increased energy demands and curtailed energy supply, reflected by increased prices, solutions that are climate-sensitive but free from the interference of geopolitics are of fundamental strategic importance to the EU. When I was in Azerbaijan recently and met the president, that was a core...

Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Ministerial Meetings (13 May 2008) has video

Jim Murphy: ...why. On the specific points raised, my right hon. Friend is absolutely right: we have common cause with the Italian Government and Italy on so many big strategic interests that face our world—climate change, international terrorism, and concerted and co-ordinated work on the migration of people across the planet. We have a packed agenda of common concerns with our colleagues in...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: France: European Council Presidency (21 Apr 2008)

Jim Murphy: ..., issued after the Summit, outlines key areas for UK-French co-operation, including during the French presidency. These include work on a new EU Migration Pact, an EU-wide strategy for tackling climate change and securing energy supplies, taking action to reduce global poverty and improving civilian crisis management capabilities.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Television (1 Apr 2008)

Jim Murphy: .... Where a directorate is not divided into departments, or where a team exists outside a directorate, these directorates and teams are listed separately. The organisational structure of the FCO changes and this list reflects the situation on the current date. Asterisks have been used to show where an FCO unit is jointly managed by the FCO and other Whitehall Departments. Africa Directorate...

Written Ministerial Statements — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: General Affairs and External Relations Council (18 Mar 2008)

Jim Murphy: ...discussed preparations for the European Council on 13 and 14 March. The European Council will focus on the launch of a new three-year cycle of the EU's strategy for growth and jobs; an integrated climate and energy policy; and the stability of financial markets. My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary supported the presidency's focus on delivering for the EU's citizens, and agreed with...

Orders of the Day — Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill: European Union (Amendment) Bill — [12th Allotted Day] (11 Mar 2008) has video

Jim Murphy: ...turvy sense of priorities, previous treaties, for whatever reason, enshrined animal rights, but not children's rights. This treaty puts that anomaly right. It also marks significant improvements in climate change and international development. As the hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr. Davey) said—it was foul-mannered of me to ignore not just his walk-out but his wider...