Results 1-7 of 7 for climate change speaker:Bob Russell
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning: Horticulture (30 Mar 2009)
Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what her policy is on the development of urban horticulture as a contribution towards climate change mitigation; and if she will make a statement.
- Business of the House: Defence in the World (8 May 2008) has video
Bob Russell: It is climate change—it is all one big season now.
- Orders of the Day: Communities and Local Government/Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (20 Nov 2006)
Bob Russell: I wish to speak about the aspects of the Queen's Speech relating to climate change and local government. I have some knowledge of local government in Essex and I suspect that my experiences are similar to those throughout the rest of the country. The population of Essex is greater than that of some European Union member states, but in terms of its local government, the county council is...
- Orders of the Day: Communities and Local Government/Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (20 Nov 2006)
Bob Russell: ..., in terms of community of interest. That is my point on local government; I shall now move on, Mr. Deputy Mayor—sorry, I meant Mr. Deputy Speaker; that was a throw-back to long ago. On the climate change Bill, provided that the Bill has substance, it will be welcome on both sides of the Chamber, as I cannot think of anybody who will vote against the concept of preventing climate...
- Orders of the Day: Communities and Local Government/Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (20 Nov 2006)
Bob Russell: ..., so we would achieve the simultaneous goals of planting more trees and reducing pollution. As we all know, trees provide a special means of helping to reduce the effects of pollution. Tackling climate change is a global challenge, but it is also a local one. The Archbishop of York, in his vigil for peace in August, said that individual drops of water cannot turn a water wheel, but that...
- Bill Presented: Armed Forces Personnel (6 Jul 2006)
Bob Russell: ...country called on them to serve Queen and country; the least we can do is award them the medal to which most fair-minded people would think they were entitled. The defence White Paper proposed key changes to cope with this country's commitments at home and overseas, which then predated Iraq and Afghanistan. Since the White Paper, there have been reductions in manpower requirements,...
- Wild Flowers (18 May 2005)
Bob Russell: ...flower meadows lost since 1945. As we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe, let us reflect that today Britain's wild flower landscape from that time has changed beyond all recognition. There are several reasons for that: the continuing urbanisation of the countryside; changes in agricultural practices, not just the use of chemicals, pesticides and...