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Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: G8 Summit (13 Jul 2009)

Ian Taylor: ...the past 10 years? Can he say whether the real impact that we have to look at is that it is not all man-made and that carbon dioxide and methane can come from natural causes? I am not a denier of climate change, but would not the money be better spent on measures to prevent rising sea levels and other such issues?

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills: Science Budget (7 Jul 2008) has video

Ian Taylor: ...other scientists. Increasingly, discoveries need to be exposed to those in other environments and disciplines so that we can capture their full benefit. That is a gap in our current work. Certain changes have been made, and I welcome them. The Technology Strategy Board is examining some of the work that is being done, and I have spoken to it. It has been put at arm's length, which is a...

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

Ian Taylor: ...are made on the basis of a 15 to 20-year return on investment. There are all sorts of other problems, by the way. I learned only recently, during one of my visits to universities, that because of climate change, it is probable that coastal erosion will be such that it will not be safe to build on any of the existing nuclear sites on the east coast of Britain. That will cause planning...

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

Ian Taylor: The hon. Gentleman is raising some interesting points that too often get forgetten—I am sorry, I have been waiting too long to speak and I mean get forgotten—in the debate on climate change. Carbon sequestration is an absolutely fascinating technology and it is viable, but it has not had the attention it deserves. The problem of integrating renewables into the national grid,...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill (9 Apr 2001)

Mr Ian Taylor: ...some interesting and controversial issues. The Government had the real misfortune, as the Chief Secretary said in response to my intervention, of having written the Budget before the economic climate began to change. The foot and mouth problem is immense, and I do not blame the Government for not taking that into account in their economic judgment. Nevertheless, it needs to be considered...

Public Research Establishments (12 Feb 1997)

Mr Ian Taylor: ...risk involved. That is why I proposed a sort of Richter scale of risk, so that there is at least an objective benchmark when we hit crises such as BSE, E. coli and longer-term matters such as the debate on climate control. The hon. Member for Motherwell, South made one comment which justified the reviews, although that was not why he made it. He said that, in many cases, the questions...

Space Industry (21 Jul 1994)

Mr Ian Taylor: ...our collaboration with other nations in pursuing space activities. It is clear that no nation—not even a super-power—can afford the cost of major space missions in today's economic climate. Indeed, it may not be possible for a nation to try to meet the cost, given the exchange of know-how that can take place with other countries. That was not always the case. America and...

Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance: Industrial Investment (18 Jan 1990)

Mr Ian Taylor: ...agree that one factor in the continued good news about business investment is that Britain has managed to increase labour productivity and keep down unit costs of labour? If the position were to change—given the irresponsibility of certain unions backed by the Labour party—the climate for business investment might decline. In the internal market of the European Community...

Education and Industry (21 Oct 1988)

Mr Ian Taylor: The improving climate between education and industry, which the Government have encouraged, has been mentioned by several of my hon. Friends, and I should like to give examples of what is happening in my constituency. About two years ago, the mayor of one of the boroughs decided to have as his theme for the year a competition for schools in conjunction with industry to develop certain...