Results 1-20 of 65 for climate change speaker:Alex Salmond

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Rail Services (Scotland to London) (12 Nov 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: I know that the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change has had dialogue with the member and we will certainly continue that dialogue. Of course we will look for any opportunities, as well as trying to turn back any dangers, in the proposals coming forward.

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Floods (Government Assistance) (10 Sep 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...in the strategic co-ordinating group. River levels peaked in north-east Scotland on Friday afternoon and dropped further over the weekend. Yesterday, the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change visited the site of the landslide at the Rest and Be Thankful on the A83. Extraordinary efforts have been made to shift thousands of tonnes of debris from the A83, and I am...

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Government's Programme (3 Sep 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...year, we are helping 1,500 households to get on to the housing ladder, through our £60 million shared equity scheme. The Parliament as a whole put Scotland at the forefront of efforts to tackle climate change through the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009. We are making good our commitments to the Scottish people. Even since the Parliament last met, the Government has announced...

Scottish Parliament: Scottish Government's Programme (3 Sep 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...to take our nation to the next level of achievement. I acknowledge, of course, that there are different visions for Scotland. However, what is clear is that there is agreement that things need to change further. That is why the people have been so engaged with the national conversation. More than 40 events have taken place the length and breadth of the country, with more than 4,500 people...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Members: Correspondence (16 Jul 2009)

Alex Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to reply to the letter of 10 June 2009 from the right hon. Member for Banff and Buchan on his constituent Mr. Thomson.

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Alcohol Summit (25 Jun 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...we are anxious to find the consensus that will allow meaningful legislation to be passed. The Parliament has already demonstrated that that can be done, for example in its approach to tackling climate change. In that regard, we have passed an historic, groundbreaking bill that sets an international example that we hope others will follow. Let us try as a Parliament, as political parties...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (18 Jun 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...I see no reason for any further delay in getting them implemented—since we all now agree on them. We should recall that, but for the Scottish National Party victory, there would have been no change at all. How do we know that? Because, in a speech he made in East Lothian before the 2007 election, my predecessor sent his troops into battle on a no-change platform. Only two weeks ago,...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (18 Jun 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: Iain Gray should acknowledge that we have led the UK and have led internationally in introducing the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill. Iain Gray is less than generous with the quotations that have been made following the publication of the delivery plan. In a news release yesterday, Dr Richard Dixon of Stop Climate Chaos said: "New commitments on decarbonising the energy and transport sectors...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (18 Jun 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: Iain Gray talks about ambition; we already have the advice of the world's top climate change experts. Professor Jan Bebbington, the vice chair of the Sustainable Development Commission Scotland, said this morning: "The Delivery Plan"— that is the SNP Government's delivery plan— "shows that it is possible to fulfil very ambitious climate change targets but not without business and...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Cabinet (Meetings) (28 May 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: I suppose that climate change activists will—rightly—pressurise this Government and every Government around the world to obtain the best possible climate change legislation. The view of the organisation that Tavish Scott mentioned is hardly unanimous among climate change activists. For example, Richard Dixon, who is WWF Scotland's director, said: "This is still the best piece of...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Cabinet (Meetings) (28 May 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: If we look again at what Richard Dixon said— "This is still the best piece of climate change legislation proposed anywhere in the world"— that rather indicates that whatever the individual criticisms, which people often legitimately make about all legislation and which are part of the consultation process, the view is that the bill is the most ambitious that is proposed anywhere...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Engagements (5 Mar 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...phased abolition of prescription charges; saved the accident and emergency departments at Ayr and Monklands; increased payments for free personal care for the first time; introduced a world-leading climate change bill; doubled Scotland's international aid budget; and frozen the council tax for two successive years. Not bad for the first two years; for the next two years, let's bring it on.

Scottish Parliament: Junior Ministers (12 Feb 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...closer-knit ministerial team. I submit that that model is working well. It has embodied the purpose of sustainable economic growth at the very heart of the Government. Today we are making practical changes to some ministerial portfolios, which I will outline for the Parliament. Let me talk about the new ministerial team. Alex Neil, ever a man of independent mind, joins the Government as...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Green Industries (Employment Support) (5 Feb 2009)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...which is a huge priority. By and large, my general attitude to nuclear power is this: I do not believe that the case for nuclear power is made. Indeed, "nuclear power is not the answer to tackling climate change or security of supply". I quote, of course, from Sarah Boyack's parliamentary motion S2M-4061.

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Energy Efficiency (Action Plan) (18 Dec 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: Our Climate Change (Scotland) Bill, which is the most ambitious bill to tackle climate change anywhere in the world, includes a mandatory provision to introduce an energy efficiency action plan for Scotland. That will require the Scottish ministers to report to Parliament every year on the action plan's implementation and to review it every three years at least.

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Energy Efficiency (Action Plan) (18 Dec 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: I know that members want to see faster progress than even the statutory provision in the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill. That is why we will publish an outline of the action plan this coming spring.

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time: Drink Driving (11 Dec 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...limit. Obviously, legislation on that subject is reserved to the United Kingdom Government. Over recent months, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change have corresponded with the UK Government on the matter. We were therefore disappointed to find that the "Road Safety Compliance Consultation" document, which was published on 20...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Statement: Scottish Government's Programme (3 Sep 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: ...a society that is readying itself to take on much greater responsibility for its own destiny. I say to Andy Kerr that there is always one exception to every survey. Those are important and positive changes, so it is right to record now the contributions that opposition parties have made in helping to deliver those improvements for Scottish society. For example, Margo MacDonald has been an...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Statement: Scottish Government's Programme (3 Sep 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: The Government is committed to replacing the regressive and unfair council tax with a fair system of local taxation based on ability to pay. The change will help to lift thousands of Scots out of poverty and will, by delivering a net tax cut of £281 million—the biggest tax cut in a generation—provide a vital financial boost to low-income and middle-income households...

Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Statement: Scottish Government's Programme (3 Sep 2008)

Rt Hon Alex Salmond: I am not an expert on pie and beans; I leave that to Mr McAveety and others, who are the specialists on such matters. I welcome Robin Harper's welcome for the climate change bill. I am sure that his views will be heard as the agenda comes forward for the legislation. He will have plenty of opportunity to pursue the areas that were made strongly in the consultation. Although Robin Harper and I...