Results 1-16 of 16 for climate change speaker:Andrew Robathan

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

Andrew Robathan: Does the Prime Minister think that people would be more likely to believe what he has to say about matters such as climate change if he had kept his promise to have a referendum on the EU constitution—now renamed the "Lisbon treaty"? Could he tell us what his moral compass tells him about that broken promise?

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Wind Power: Health Hazards (4 Jun 2009)

Andrew Robathan: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the effect of the operation of wind turbines on public health.

Sessional Orders: Debate on the Address — [First Day] (15 Nov 2006)

Andrew Robathan: ...war in Iraq and lose some 120 soldiers in tragic circumstances, yet we will not help the elected Government of Iraq to prosecute the tyrant whom we went there to depose. This is a very sad matter. Climate change has been discussed well, although sometimes at too great a length. The hon. Member for Wolverhampton, South-West (Rob Marris) made a very good point, but he rather spoilt his...

Orders of the Day — Energy Bill [Lords] (10 May 2004)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...my remarks as scaremongering, because that is not my intention. A bright young researcher of mine—he has recently come down from Oxford—with whom I discussed global warming, agrees that climate change is taking place, but he questions whether it is man-made. In anecdotal terms, when the weather in February is warmer than that in May, it is obvious that something is happening to...

Public Bill Committee: Sustainable Energy Bill: Clause 3 - Amendments of the Electricity Act 1989 (24 Jun 2003)

Mr Andrew Robathan: The hon. Gentleman's intervention, with which I agree, has thrown light on the confusion about whether the climate change levy and the renewables obligation should apply in relation to CHP, and whether CHP is desirable. I will share a briefing that I received about CHP. It states that, although it understands the renewables obligation, there are times during a CHP plant's operation when...

Public Bill Committee: Sustainable Energy Bill: Clause 2 - Domestic energy efficiency (24 Jun 2003)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...in the Room, including, I suspect, the Minister, believes in much the same ethos. The question is how we get a better sustainable energy policy. If anyone is not convinced of the reality of climate change, they should look at what is happening to the climate in the United Kingdom. It is not just nostalgia that leads me to remember that I went tobogganing every winter when I was a child....

Energy Issues (12 Jun 2003)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...Turner), who is the only Member I have ever heard talk out his own Bill in the House. However, he may recall that Mrs. Thatcher was a chemist and the first world leader to recognise the problem of climate change, about which she made some interesting speeches in the late 1980s, aided by Sir Crispin Tickell. She was one of the driving forces behind the first world summit in Rio in 1992,...

Energy Issues (12 Jun 2003)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...not nearly as many as the Deputy Prime Minister, my great friend. None of us believes that renewable energy is the whole answer, but the subject is of immense importance. If anyone has doubts about climate change they should assess what is happening to our weather; for example, it gets sticky when it used not to. I have a farm in my constituency, where I planted several acres of trees, so...

Public Bill Committee: Sustainable Energy Bill: Clause 1 - Sustainable energy policy (11 Jun 2003)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...(Dr. Iddon) said, we are all keen to move in the right direction for the country and for the future of the planet. It is true that in a decade, people will be more concerned about the impact of climate change than they are now, although they should be concerned enough now because that change affects us every day in this country. The Minister made a sensible general point about wanting to...

Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (27 Jan 2003)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...speeches have been made on both sides. The collapse of British Energy is due to several factors. Poor management—management mistakes for those who prefer that phrase—is one. The climate change levy—the carbon tax—has certainly contributed. The higher level of business rates at nuclear power stations is another factor. The nuclear legacy is, of course, another issue....

New Midlands Airport (5 Nov 2002)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...Avon would be covered in concrete and tarmac, contrary to all the pronouncements following recent heavy flooding. We all know that flooding is likely to get more frequent and worse as a result of climate change. Government policy, as laid out in planning policy guidance 25 on development and flood risk, rules out such large developments on flood plains. The accompanying press release dated...

Written Answers — Treasury: Climate Change Levy (20 Nov 2001)

Mr Andrew Robathan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to exempt coal mine methane generated power from the climate change levy.

Renewable Energy (17 Oct 2001)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...end of 2003 and 10 per cent. by the year 2010. At the same time, their target is to double the use of combined heat and power to 10 GW by 2010. Those are laudable targets, which all who care about climate change would like to see achieved. Unfortunately, the Government also chose to introduce new electricity trading arrangements, which are having a serious impact on renewable energy and...

Orders of the Day — Utilities Bill: Sources of Electricity Generation (19 Apr 2000)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...to be a member of the Committee but, given that it sat 22 times, I might have regretted it. In this world of joined-up government, the Government have excluded combined heat and power from the climate change levy. Why do they not believe that CHP is a remarkably good way of generating energy more efficiently?

Orders of the Day — Energy Conservation Bill (4 Feb 1994)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...and Pembroke, North. If he will forgive me, and if the House will forgive me for the pun, I do not believe that this Bill will set the world alight. It is remarkably unrevolutionary. It will not change the spendthrift energy habits of our society overnight, but it will be an excellent step in the right direction. It is extraordinary how uncontroversial the Bill is and I hope that there...

The Army (24 Feb 1993)

Mr Andrew Robathan: ...that fine institution but to suggest means by which it may be improved for the 21st century. The Minister knows that I, like many others who have spoken in the debate, am unhappy about "Options for Change" and the especially severe reduction in our infantry manpower. I agree with almost every word that my hon. Friend the Member for Upminster (Sir N. Bonsor) said. The Minister may...