Results 1-17 of 17 for climate change speaker:James Plaskitt

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (11 Nov 2008)

James Plaskitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the average cost was of work carried out by Warm Front contractors for households who secured a Warm Front grant in the latest year for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (11 Nov 2008)

James Plaskitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change by what criteria his Department decides which companies and suppliers can contract with Warm Front.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (11 Nov 2008)

James Plaskitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the administration costs of the Warm Front scheme have been in each year of its operation.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: West Midlands (11 Nov 2008)

James Plaskitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Warwick and Leamington constituency received a grant through Warm Front in the latest year for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: West Midlands (11 Nov 2008)

James Plaskitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much was provided in Warm Front grants in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Warwick and Leamington constituency in the latest year for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: West Midlands (11 Nov 2008)

James Plaskitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many suppliers in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Warwick and Leamington constituency had contracts with Warm Front in the last 12 months.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency Scheme: West Midlands (11 Nov 2008)

James Plaskitt: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in what proportion of cases the Warm Front grant did not meet the full cost of work carried out which qualified for a Warm Front grant in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Warwick and Leamington constituency in the latest year for which figures are available.

Written Ministerial Statements — Work and Pensions: Employment and Social Policy Informal Meeting (17 Jul 2008)

James Plaskitt: ...states of the EU's "social offer/deal" to its citizens were some of the ideas raised. There were three plenary sessions, each devoted to specific challenges linked to social Europe: the impacts of climate change and globalization, of changing demographic structures and the fights against poverty and discrimination. There was broad support by all delegations for the Commission's renewed...

Written Ministerial Statements — Work and Pensions: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (6 Mar 2008)

James Plaskitt: ...market reform, highlighting the need to do more on social cohesion, child poverty and skills. In my intervention I stressed the need to ensure that workers' skills matched the requirements of a changing labour market and supported a European skills review. I pointed out that more needed to be done to increase labour market participation, highlighting that a job remained the best route out...

Public Bill Committee: Pensions Bill: Clause 79 (7 Feb 2008)

James Plaskitt: ...by the introduction of the lower 2.5 per cent. cap. We have drafted the legislation carefully to make sure that that is absolutely clear. The Committee will have noted that schedule 2 makes equivalent changes to the provisions of the Pension Protection Fund, so that the shape of PPF compensation continues to reflect the statutory requirements of the pension scheme. It would be perverse for...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Climate Change (6 Dec 2007)

James Plaskitt: The Climate Change Bill and the cross-Government Adaptation Policy Framework (due for publication in spring 2008) will set out the Government's overall strategy on climate change. As yet, there are no specific targets in place for adaptation—these will be set following the publication of the Adaptation Policy Framework. The Department continues to work towards the achievement of the...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Ministerial Travel (8 Nov 2006)

James Plaskitt: ...emissions are captured, enabling the Department to offset its carbon emissions caused by official air travel using the Government Carbon Offsetting Fund, details of which can be found on the climate change pages of the DEFRA web site at: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/carboncost /carbon-offsetting/index.htm

Credit Card Charges (22 Apr 2004)

Mr James Plaskitt: ...of a lack of transparency, and in respect of some products, albeit by no means across the board, they are guilty of sharp practice—a point that I shall illustrate later. In such an industry climate, some people will, sadly, be caught in the credit card web. We all know what that climate is. I am sure that I am not the only person in the Chamber who is bombarded by offers from credit...

Budget Resolutions — Amendment of the Law (17 Mar 2004)

Mr James Plaskitt: ...forecasting those figures is tricky as it involves the difference between two very large numbers. A small variation in performance can have a big impact on the bottom line and just a 1 per cent. change either way in the spending or income figures has a £12 billion consequence. It has always been difficult to forecast those figures with complete accuracy; it was difficult under the...

Coventry Airport (27 Jan 2004)

Mr James Plaskitt: In a way, it is appropriate to finish a debate on climate change and global warming and begin another on airports, which contribute to climate change and global warming. I was anxious to secure a debate on airports to raise my constituents' concerns, and I am very grateful to the Speaker for granting one so quickly. Coventry airport has been owned and operated by Air Atlantique since 1998....

Financial Services and Markets Bill (28 Jun 1999)

Mr James Plaskitt: ...volatile, with much merger and acquisition activity. The biggest players are global, and the products that they bring to the market are dynamic and, in many cases, highly sophisticated. In such a climate, it is difficult, as the Joint Committee came to appreciate, for the regulators to keep up with the nature of the market—and if it is difficult for them, we should realise how...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation: Amendment of the Law (17 Mar 1998)

Mr James Plaskitt: ...I talk to the companies in my constituency, they constantly highlight two themes on what business expects from Government. The first is a call for long-term economic stability; the second is for a climate that encourages investment. My right hon. Friend reiterated exactly those themes time and again in his Budget statement and they are central to the Budget strategy. Therefore, I am...