Results 1-20 of 47 for climate change speaker:Jonathan R Shaw

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Climate Change (23 Nov 2009)

Jonathan R Shaw: There are no plans to include any DWP Ministers or officials in the delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

[David Taylor in the Chair] — North Sea Oil and Gas Industry (13 Oct 2009)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...increasing the pressures on North sea operators in a high-recovery cost environment. The Health and Safety Executive is aware of the potential for health and safety to be compromised in the current climate. It is actively monitoring the developing situation to ensure that standards and recent improvements in performance are maintained, and I hope that performance will continue to improve....

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Health and Safety Executive: Reorganisation (20 Jul 2009)

Jonathan R Shaw: The joint Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)/ Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) consultation on the restructuring of the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) Nuclear Directorate was launched on 30 June 2009 and will run until 22 September 2009. A total of 170 copies of the consultation document have been printed. Copies of the document are available from Publications...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Health and Safety Executive (24 Jun 2009)

Jonathan R Shaw: My officials have been working closely with the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Health and Safety Executive to develop proposals to give effect to the Government's decision to restructure the nuclear directorate through legislation. We expect to publish proposals for public consultation in the near future.

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Climate Change (22 Jun 2009)

Jonathan R Shaw: All Departments are actively involved in the cross-Government Adapting to Climate Change Programme, which aims to help society adapt to climate change. The role of the programme is to develop and provide a comprehensive evidence base including adaptation tools, to raise awareness of the need to adapt, to measure success and to work across Government at all levels to embed adaptation. Further...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Climate Change (3 Jun 2009)

Jonathan R Shaw: The high level review, undertaken by the Met Office and delivered in January 2008, of the impacts of climate on the policies and operations of DWP did not seek to identify any costs or savings associated with adaptation. The more detailed review, which will be commissioned when the 2009 UK Climate Impact Projections are published, will further explore the key business, customer and...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Climate Change (4 Feb 2009)

Jonathan R Shaw: 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 — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Marketing (29 Sep 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...8212; — — 2003-04 Personal Food Imports — — — — 2004-05 Passports for Horses — 44,955 — — 2005-06 Tomorrow's Climate Today's Challenge — — — 151,147 2006-07 Climate Change 231,828 — — — 2006-07 One Planet Living 276,696 —...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Food (29 Sep 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...is spending half its research budget on supporting the farming and food sectors. £27.5 million is aimed at resource management in farming and food industries, including energy and water use, and on climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Government are working with food producers and processors to help prevent animal and plant disease, and with the farming industry to ensure...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Public Participation (15 Sep 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...on amendments to mutilations regulations (England) 2007 12 October 2007 Consultation on a system of Administrative penalties for fisheries offences 13 October 2007 Consultation on possible changes of use of personal data held on the GB Poultry register 16 October 2007 Consultation on Third Sector 19 November 2007 Consultation on the merger of PSD into HSE 6 December 2007...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Secondment (1 Sep 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...as we consider that disclosure would not be fair and would, therefore, breach the first principle of the Data Protection Act 1998. (ii) and (iii) One individual works within the office of climate change at grade 6 and the other in the domestic climate change and energy directorate at grade 7. (iv) The individuals are not remunerated by DEFRA so we do not hold this information.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Rural Areas: Population (22 Jul 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...communities and personal wellbeing in all communities, rural and urban. These principles will be carried forward through four priorities for action: Sustainable consumption and production; Climate change and energy; Natural resource protection and environmental enhancement; and Sustainable communities. And it is in working on all four of these that we will achieve our sustainable...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Marine Habitats (17 Jul 2008) has video

Jonathan R Shaw: ...course, all those measures will need to be considered in the feasibility study, which will last roughly two years and cost about £9 million. It is also important to take into account the fact that climate change is also impacting on wildlife and that we need to reduce our carbon levels. We may conclude that the Severn barrage will make such a significant contribution that it will help...

Recreational Fishing (8 Jul 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...taking fish for the pot rather than maintaining the tradition of catch and release that now encompasses all areas of angling. The hon. Gentleman referred to cormorants, and he will be aware that we changed our policy in September 2004 to allow licences to be granted to fisheries managers to reduce the number of cormorants at a site, as well as to continue the strategy of shooting a small...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Responsibilities (8 Jul 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: Since 1 July 2007, the Department has issued public consultation documents across its sphere of activities as follows: Area of activity: Number of consultations Climate change and environment protection 36 Food and farming, animal and plant health 23 Natural environment and rural issues 27 These public consultations, which often include impact assessments, review the...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Public Participation (1 Jul 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...Water Saving Group Social Research and Consultancy Consumer attitudes to water efficiency of bathroom fittings: analysis of quantitative research 5,165 1,088 — ICM Climate Change Tracking Wave 6. Omnibus survey covering public knowledge and attitudes to climate change 31,161 3,129 — ICM Climate Change Tracking Wave 5....

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Legislation (5 Jun 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...7, are in force in England, but not Wales. Sections 17, 39, 40, 42-44 are in force in England, but not Wales except for such ministerial powers. Schedules 5 and 6 are mostly not in force. Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006 c. 19 All in force Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 c.16 All in force except schedule 11 paragraph 74 Clean...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Public Participation (5 Jun 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...on the Reform of the EU Fruit and Vegetable Regime, which received 12 responses) to far-reaching policies that use multiple approaches to consult with a wider range of stakeholders (e.g. the Climate Change Bill, consultation on which received 16,919 responses).

Food Security (3 Jun 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: ...with which we trade. In addition, recent CAP reforms mean that European farmers are much better able to respond to market signals. However, there are increasing pressures on land use arising from climate change, the need to feed a growing global population with changing consumption patterns, and competition from other uses such as biofuel production, which my hon. Friend...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Food (15 May 2008)

Jonathan R Shaw: The Department recognises the effects of climate change, and activities thought to contribute to climate change, across the range of its portfolio and research is ongoing in these areas.