Results 1-20 of 282 for climate change speaker:Ian Pearson

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: International Development (3 Nov 2009) has video

Ian Pearson: ...is absolutely right, in the sense that one of the key things that many of the poorest countries in the world face today is not just the challenge of getting out of poverty, but having to adapt to climate change, which will hit some of them the hardest. That is why it is vital that we do agree on climate change financing in the run-up to Copenhagen. This will be discussed by G20 Finance...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: International Development (3 Nov 2009) has video

Ian Pearson: ...cent. by 2010. We are on track to do that, and we will also, as my right hon. Friend the Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill (Mr. Clarke) clearly pointed out, lead the way in having a climate change deal that will help the poorest countries of the world.

Economic Recovery (22 Oct 2009) has video

Ian Pearson: My hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out the need to create green jobs in supply chains and to tackle the major climate change issues that the world faces, while providing employment opportunities in the United Kingdom. I hope to explain in more detail how we will address that. It is important that, until the recovery is entrenched, we continue to help businesses and families who are...

Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: National Reform Programme 2009 (12 Oct 2009)

Ian Pearson: ...and skills and employment, and the Council's points to watch for the UK on housing supply and R and D. The NRP 2009 also reports on UK progress in the areas of the business environment and climate change, energy policy, and sustainable development, which were re-emphasised by the European Council in March 2008 as priority areas over the 2008-10 cycle of the Lisbon Strategy. Reporting is in...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Carbon Emissions: Government Departments (24 Jun 2009)

Ian Pearson: I have been asked to reply. The Department for Energy and Climate Change is currently leading work to define what is meant by carbon neutrality for the Government and the private sector. Once this work is complete, the Government will review the target for the central Government office estate to be carbon neutral by 2012 and the implications for departmental delivery.

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 89 (18 Jun 2009)

Ian Pearson: ...an important first step in making the UKCS fiscal regime competitive.” So there is broad support for clause 89 and schedule 44. Amendment 267 on the face of it seems relatively simple. It would change one of the qualifying criteria for an oilfield to receive the new field allowance from needing to be both ultra-high pressure and ultra-high temperature to needing to be either...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 86 (18 Jun 2009)

Ian Pearson: ...other activities of oil and gas infrastructure. I shall briefly go into detail on the schedule. It removes potential tax barriers where oil and gas production assets are reused for so-called “change of use” projects, particularly, as the hon. Gentleman noted, carbon capture and storage, gas storage and wind power generation. The schedule has three main effects. First, it ensures...

Bill Presented: Preparing Britain's Economy for the Future (18 Jun 2009) has video

Ian Pearson: ...economy and know how they will become even more prominent in the decades ahead. That highlights the central importance of our need strategically to partner with them in future. As the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, I saw compelling evidence on global warming and how it will affect our planet if we do not take action, but I also saw the tremendous opportunities available...

Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill (16 Mar 2009) has video

Ian Pearson: ...the necessary legal headroom is in place to ensure the ongoing delivery of existing programmes and the package of new initiatives that we have recently announced to provide real help for businesses in the current economic climate. I can therefore confirm that all existing and recently established schemes can be delivered under the limits established by the 2003 Act. However, scope to...

Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill (16 Mar 2009) has video

Ian Pearson: ...their role is to support exports by providing insurance against non-payment, for example, if importers go insolvent and cannot pay their suppliers or if the importing country runs out of foreign exchange and cannot pay its international debts. The situation is the same for ECGD, and I believe that its role is of increasing importance in the current economic climate. It assists the export...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Environmental Transformation Fund (10 Mar 2009)

Ian Pearson: ...of the Environmental Transformation Fund, which was formerly jointly led by BERR and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), has been led by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) since the creation of DECC in autumn 2008. DEFRA and the Department for International Development (DflD) are jointly responsible for the separately managed international...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Climate Change (12 Jan 2009)

Ian Pearson: In July 2008, the cross-Government Adapting to Climate Change Programme published Adapting to climate change in England—a framework for action which set out the Government's strategy for adaptation and the work-plan for the cross-Government Programme for the next three years. This programme increases Government's capacity to adapt by ensuring a coordinated approach across all...

Written Answers — Treasury: Rural Areas (29 Oct 2008)

Ian Pearson: ...and reduce the gap in economic growth rates between regions (led by BERR); PSA 8—Maximise employment opportunity for all (led by DWP); PSA 27—Lead the global effort to avoid dangerous climate change (led by DEFRA); and PSA29—Reduce poverty in poorer countries through quicker progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (led by DFID). It is a requirement for all new...

Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Topical Questions (23 Oct 2008) has video

Ian Pearson: I know that the glass industry is important in my hon. Friend's constituency. Overall, it is worth about £1.2 billion annually and provides about 28,000 jobs. He is right that climate change agreements and the EU emissions trading scheme cover the glass sector. We are obviously not going to reduce our commitment to climate change agreements, which are beneficial, or to the EU emissions...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Small Businesses (22 Oct 2008) has video

Ian Pearson: ...has a policy of flexibility in dealing with struggling businesses, and I know that the Treasury will continue to impress upon it the importance of implementing and publicising that policy in the current climate. We are also working with the Institute of Credit Management and all leading finance and business organisations to promote prompt payment and ensure that businesses have the best...

Written Answers — Innovation, Universities and Skills: European Space Agency: Finance (8 Jul 2008)

Ian Pearson: ...contributions to European Space Agency optional projects in 2008 is £124,827,000. The UK's participation in optional projects is carefully selected to address Government policy priorities such as climate change and technological innovation.

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Low-carbon Economy (26 Jun 2008) has video

Ian Pearson: I do not want to give any specific commitments today, but I can say to the hon. Lady that the Government are funding some major research programmes. "Living with environmental change" is a major cross-council programme that is looking at a range of areas. Through the Committee on Climate Change, a lot of research is also going on into setting targets, and work is being done on frameworks....

Oral Answers to Questions — Innovation, Universities and Skills: Low-carbon Economy (26 Jun 2008) has video

Ian Pearson: ..., and he will be aware of my personal very strong commitment to carbon capture and storage as a new technology that needs to be deployed, at scale, worldwide if we are to be successful in tackling climate change issues. The Government will shortly be publishing further proposals on carbon capture and storage, and I will make sure that he sees those. If I can provide him with any further...