Results 1-14 of 14 for climate change speaker:Henry Bellingham

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Offshore Wind Farms (4 Jun 2009)

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he next expects to meet representatives of renewable energy companies to discuss offshore wind farms.

Pension Credit and Personal Expense Allowance (Duty of Consultation and Review): New Clause 19 — Removing immunity of government departments from prosecution (24 Mar 2009) has video

Henry Bellingham: ...chains of command and, above all, no proper accountability. Many Departments have a serious cultural problem, which is simply not being addressed. Last year, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, who was then the Minister for the Cabinet Office, amid great fanfare launched new guidelines called "Data Handling Procedures". He promised "a culture that properly values,...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: On-Shore Wind Farms (22 Jan 2009)

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he next expects to meet representatives of local authorities in East Anglia to discuss on-shore wind farms in that area.

Written Answers — Justice: Legal Aid Scheme (21 Jan 2009)

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many times the interest on Legal Services Commission charges has been reviewed and changed to reflect the economic climate in the last five years.

Point of Order: Broads Authority Bill (By Order) (25 Apr 2007)

Henry Bellingham: ...Environment. The Bill was much needed, as it was long overdue. I think that everyone agrees that it has worked well, but 20 years have elapsed and in that period a great deal can happen: priorities change, and habitats and ecosystems can change, too. Economic and tourism pressures change and, as my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Norfolk pointed out, there are many competing interests,...

[Mr. Mike Weir in the Chair] — Coroners' System and Death Certification (8 Mar 2007)

Henry Bellingham: ...is a fraction—it is a very small amount of money. We have to be realistic. We must consider the other pressures the Department faces on, for example, the legal aid budget, and the other changes that are taking place in the judicial system. That is why I give guarded support to what the Government are doing, but, obviously, we must look at things in much more detail when they publish...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sea and Flood Defences (2 Nov 2006)

Henry Bellingham: ...with major fly-tipping incidents, but seriously undermine its sea and flood defence programme, thus putting at risk tens of thousands of houses in East Anglia? On Monday the Secretary of State said that climate change was for real and that he would do something about it. On Thursday he is cutting the budget of the one agency that can make a difference. Is that not ironic and, dare I say...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (1 Sep 2004)

Mr Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the UK Climate Change Programme targets.

Financial Services Jobs (Outsourcing) (10 Dec 2003)

Mr Henry Bellingham: ...of State's seeming obsession with the work-life balance agenda; they should be talking about skills, lifting the burden of regulation and, above all, listening to business and giving businesses the climate that they want. As for Europe, since we gave up the opt-out from the social chapter we now face the agency workers directive. If temporary workers are given full contractual rights after...

Written Answers — Trade and Industry: Climate Change (19 Nov 2003)

Mr Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the contribution of the Carbon Trust to progress on meeting climate change targets.

Manufacturing Industry (North Wales) (8 Jul 2003)

Mr Henry Bellingham: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that companies that invest heavily in machinery and plant are actually adversely affected by the climate change levy because they cannot turn it into a fiscally neutral tax? Other companies that perhaps employ more people and have invested less can get the money back on national insurance.

Steel Industry (6 May 2003)

Mr Henry Bellingham: ...Minister also comment on whether a new iron and steel employees re-adaptation benefits scheme will be introduced? I hope that the Minister will comment on the points that have been made about the climate change levy, the extra taxes that have been put on industry and, above all, the need for the Government to show the industry and the business world that they fully understand the issue,...

Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industry (10 Dec 2002)

Mr Henry Bellingham: ...fair and competitive tendering within the EU, but no other major EU country is sourcing clothing and kit for its armed forces from outside its own manufacturers. Several hon. Members mentioned the climate change levy. I entirely agree with a point made about the Textile Services Association because the key question relating to the climate change levy is whether manufacturers can recoup the...

Agriculture (31 Jan 2002)

Mr Henry Bellingham: ..., a prominent Norfolk business man and stockbroker, recently expressed in his newsletter his gratitude that the country stewardship scheme existed. He was right to do so, as the countryside is changing. The trend to ever more intensive farming has been reversed, and the days of prairie farming are over. More emphasis is now placed on habitat, conservation and biodiversity. My hon. Friend...