Results 1-20 of 21 for climate change speaker:Dan Norris

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Publicity (11 Nov 2009)

Dan Norris: DEFRA was created in June 2001. Since then DEFRA has undertaken a wide range of various environmentally focussed campaigns through the core Department. This includes Every Action Counts, Climate Change Initiative, Act on CO2, Food Imports, and Muck in 4Life. The total costs for all marketing and communication activity since 2004-05 are as follows: £ 2004-05 4,174,571 2005-06...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Palm Oil (9 Nov 2009)

Dan Norris: ...in the UK to represent wider government interests and to keep policy makers informed of relevant developments abroad. In the last month, Ministers from DEFRA and the Department of Energy and Climate Change met with UK based businesses that are members of the RSPO, and with international NGOs on forestry and palm oil. Engagement with these groups in the UK and internationally, including...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal (22 Oct 2009)

Dan Norris: The amendment to section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act, made through the Climate Change Act 2008, provides a single point of reference in legislation for local authorities in order to further clarify the existing Government policy that where residents put out their waste in a way that does not meet the conditions set out in a section 46 notice, authorities are not required to collect it.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Air Travel (21 Oct 2009)

Dan Norris: Responsibility for the provision of carbon offsetting data for Government Departments and other public sector bodies transferred to the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on its creation in October 2008. I refer the right hon. Member to information on the DECC website at: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/whatwedo/icuk/cosoffse tting/govdata/govdata.aspx

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Manpower (21 Oct 2009)

Dan Norris: ...MAFF and approximately 650 staff from the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR). On 3 October 2008, approximately 320 DEFRA staff transferred to the newly-created Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal (20 Oct 2009)

Dan Norris: The amendment to section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act, made through the Climate Change Act 2008, provides a single point of reference in legislation for local authorities. As it was a clarification of published policy and not a new measure, consultation and development of an impact assessment were not deemed necessary.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal (20 Oct 2009)

Dan Norris: Powers provided in the Climate Change Act allow up to five local authorities to pilot incentives to encourage household waste minimisation and recycling. A joint waste authority (JWA) would be able to put forward a proposal to pilot a waste incentive scheme in its area if it had responsibility for waste collection.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental ICT (14 Oct 2009)

Dan Norris: ...figures quoted are either the actual cost for completed projects or the latest forecast estimates as at April 2009 for those that are not yet completed. The estimated costs to completion are subject to change and the Department carries out regular reviews of the projects and their associated business cases at key strategic points. Projects costing less than £1 million, those being...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Incinerators: EU Law (12 Oct 2009)

Dan Norris: No recent meetings have been held between officials from DEFRA, the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department of Energy and Climate Change about the implementation of the Waste Incineration Directive.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change: South East (21 Jul 2009)

Dan Norris: On 18 June, the Government published the latest UK Climate Projections. These projections show the potential changes in climate for the UK for a range of probabilities, climate variables and emissions scenarios. The data is provided by region to a scale of 25km grid squares in 30 year overlapping time slices, starting from the 30 year average between 2010-39. This data is freely available to...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Environment Protection: Public Opinion (16 Jul 2009)

Dan Norris: ...issues in the last five years. This list includes projects commissioned by DEFRA's Sustainable Behaviours Unit and also projects commissioned through the Central Office of Information. 2004-05 Climate Change Desk Research (attitudes) 2005-06 Public Attitudes to Climate Change Waves 1, 2 and 3 Public tracking 2006-07 Public attitudes to Climate Change Waves 4 and 5 Youth Climate Change...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Regional Planning and Development: Finance (8 Jul 2009)

Dan Norris: In 2008-09, DEFRA and the Department for Communities and Local Government provided £4 million to Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs) for the delivery of a Climate Change Best Practice Programme. Responsibility for this programme passed from DEFRA to the Department for Energy and Climate Change on its creation in October 2008. DEFRA provided a further £500,000 in...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Renewable Energy (2 Jul 2009)

Dan Norris: Government are committed to maximising energy recovered from unavoidable residual waste, making the most of its potential to contribute to our climate change and wider environmental objectives. The Renewable Energy Strategy, due for publication this summer, will set out how we will support the supply of biomass waste for energy and the necessary infrastructure.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Carbon Emissions (26 Jun 2009)

Dan Norris: ...(SBEWS) delivery partnership with Interserve plc, will deliver significant efficiency improvements, not just in energy but across the entire range of SOGE targets. The Department for Energy and Climate Change is currently leading work to define what is meant by carbon neutrality for Government and the private sector. Once this work is complete, Government will review the target for the...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: World Environment Day 2009 (26 Jun 2009)

Dan Norris: ...School Awards, which took place at Austin Court, Birmingham and was part of a number of events to launch "Green Day" on World Environment Day. Green Day is a one-day event for schools about climate change, sustainability and the built environment, inviting 350 primary and secondary schools and nearly 100,000 pupils to become more sustainable in the run up to the UN Climate Change...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Public Consultation (25 Jun 2009)

Dan Norris: ...regulations (England) 2007 12 October 15 February 2008 Consultation on a system of administrative penalties for fisheries offences 13 October 5 February 2008 Consultation on possible changes of use of personal data held on the GB poultry register 16 October 22 February 2008 Consultation on third sector November 2007 14 January 2008 Consultation on the merger of PSD into...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Research (24 Jun 2009)

Dan Norris: ...with part of the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR). Consequently, comparable figures are only available from 2002 onwards. 2. From 2008, responsibility for work on mitigating climate change was transferred to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Figures from 2008-9 onwards reflect this change. 3. These figures relate to Research and Development...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Plants (17 Jun 2009)

Dan Norris: The Government have done no specific work to assess the role of ornamental plants in mitigating the effects of climate change. However, the growth of plants captures carbon dioxide (carbon sequestration), so giving some mitigation for other emissions. Assessments of carbon capture have been made for forestry and non-ornamental crops in the UK, since they represent the majority of the land...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (15 Jun 2009)

Dan Norris: It is not currently possible to provide estimates of the potential costs and savings over the next three years. It has, however, been shown in the Stern review on the economics of climate change that timely and well-targeted climate adaptation measures will yield benefits in excess of their costs. Some of these benefits will accrue to Departments as cost-savings over the next three years,...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Industrial Injuries: Compensation (4 Feb 2009)

Dan Norris: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much compensation for (a) respiratory disease and (b) vibration white finger has been paid in total to former miners in Wansdyke constituency.