Results 1-20 of 23 for climate change speaker:John Randall

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Heathrow Airport Expansion (16 Jun 2009)

John Randall: ...in my constituency. My constituents, particularly those in West Drayton, are suffering exactly the same problems. I just cannot get my head around the fact that we are constantly being told that climate change is the greatest threat facing the planet, yet here we have a Government who are proposing something that will not reduce emissions but actually increase them. I can never get an...

Royal Assent: Easter Adjournment (2 Apr 2009) has video

John Randall: ...a film, I believe, although it could describe my past few years in Parliament. I will not say why; it might be personal or it might have something to do with the other side. The hon. Lady mentioned climate change and, in an intervention on her, I mentioned the significance of Heathrow and our problems with the Government's plans for its expansion. That issue will not go away until the...

Business of the House: Easter Adjournment (2 Apr 2009) has video

John Randall: Does the hon. Lady not agree that the Government can have no credibility at all on climate change while they persist with their ridiculous plans to enlarge Heathrow airport with a third runway and a sixth terminal?

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

John Randall: ...such excellent contributions. The speech by my right hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk, Coastal (Mr. Gummer) was a model of what an excellent speech should be, and he has been completely right on climate change from the early days. There are many issues, but I will not reiterate them. Instead I will speak on behalf of my constituents and my neighbours—those people with whom I have...

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

John Randall: ...Labour colleagues. This issue is about leadership for our country. As my right hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk, Coastal said, if we want to be taken seriously in Europe and around the world on climate change, this is the moment to say, "No; here is a line in the sand. There must be other alternatives. We cannot go ahead with this particular proposal because if we were to do so, no one...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Lighting: Greater London (26 Nov 2008)

John Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many low energy light bulbs have been distributed without charge at the expense of the public purse to pensioners in (a) the London Borough of Hillingdon and (b) Uxbridge constituency.

Bill Presented: Heathrow (11 Nov 2008) has video

John Randall: ...year? I know how important this is: air quality is an issue of huge importance for my residents, and we have health problems. Many people who are much more capable than an old retailer know about climate change, but if I try to explain to my constituents the importance of adapting their lifestyle to ensure that they adapt to climate change by fitting energy-efficient light bulbs or lagging...

Heathrow Airport (13 Jun 2008) has video

John Randall: ...is enough. The planned expansion is just too much for various reasons. I will not necessarily go over the whole lot of them; we have only a brief time for this debate. That is one thing that has changed. It may not be incumbent on me to speak for the unions involved with the airport, but having spoken to them, I know that although in the past they have been thoroughly supportive of...

Deferred Division: Heathrow (2 Apr 2008) has video

John Randall: Climate change issues are of course very important, but there is one issue that the Secretary of State has not mentioned so far. I have a feeling that she is not going to mention it, although I may be wrong. Will she tell me what consultations and discussions she has had with local authorities, or with anyone, about where she will house the people whose homes have been destroyed? Where will...

Heathrow Expansion (12 Dec 2007)

John Randall: ...people, flatten their homes and send them somewhere else in the country—to the virgin lands near Tselinograd, perhaps? What is the matter with them? It is appalling. We hear a lot about climate change. Today in Bali, world leaders are speaking—wonderful sentiments about how we must reduce our carbon emissions. The Government say that they will be at the forefront, that they are...

Heathrow Expansion (12 Dec 2007)

John Randall: ...Eurostar than through Heathrow, even though Heathrow is only 15 minutes from my home. It is much simpler to go city-to-city. How can the Government expect me to tell my constituents that they must change their light bulbs and put in a bit of insulation or they will somehow cause the death of numerous polar bears and penguins? This is a serious point, because it is about leadership. If the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (20 Jun 2007)

John Randall: Does the Prime Minister agree that we should all be concerned about the growth of air travel, especially in relation to climate change? What are his suggestions for curbing that growth?

Written Answers — Transport: Aviation: Exhaust Emissions (10 May 2007)

John Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how his Department plans to respond to the advice from the Air Quality Expert Group's recently published report Air Quality and Climate Change: A UK Perspective that reversal of the growing trend for long-distance commuting and the growth in air travel would be highly beneficial for both local air quality and the global atmosphere.

Written Answers — Treasury: Aviation Industry (9 Jan 2007)

John Randall: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the aviation industry of paying the full cost of the contribution of emissions from aviation to climate change identified in the Stern Review.

Business of the House (14 Dec 2006)

John Randall: ...exactly how the lives of my constituents and many others will be shattered by a third runway and a sixth terminal. I would also like them to explain what good such developments would do, as regards climate change.

Aviation (South-East) (22 Jun 2005)

John Randall: ...from it. There should be no further expansion of aviation in the south-east until we recognise what we are doing to our atmosphere and environment, and, without getting overdramatic, to our planet. Climate change, as we know and as the Prime Minister has acknowledged, is the most pressing environmental issue facing our world today. One of the Government's advisers said that it is more...

Aviation (South-East) (22 Jun 2005)

John Randall: ..., the Ministry of Defence was spoken to and there was a slight reining back, but I think that that was the view. Finally, given the number of people in this country who are increasingly aware of climate change and all the problems being caused, we ask the Government to give the matter consideration. We are a bit suspicious, because an organisation called Future Heathrow, headed by Lord...

Air Quality (30 Jun 2004)

Mr John Randall: ..., and the House of Commons Library has produced a good debate pack—well up to its usual high standards—which outlines many of the problems caused by increasing air pollution, such as climate change. Recently, my elder son saw the film "The Day After Tomorrow." Although it shows a worst-case scenario, when I showed him some information that I had received about climate change he...

Air Transport White Paper (11 Feb 2004)

Mr John Randall: ..., as the Minister will realise, are the most rapidly growing source of emissions in the UK? Something has to be done about that problem, or it will drive a coach and horses through the Government's climate change policies. Mention has been made of Heathrow and air pollution, which, as far as I can see from the White Paper, is our best reason for not allowing any further expansion. I have a...

The Environment (10 Feb 2004)

Mr John Randall: ...nothing in it to disagree with. The hon. Member for Lewes (Norman Baker) made a thoughtful introduction. Not long ago, the Minister was present for a very interesting debate in Westminster Hall on climate change. I shall not recycle the speech that I made then, even though the same people tend to take part in these discussions and there is a great temptation to use renewable sources of...