Results 1-14 of 14 for climate change speaker:Paul Goodman

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings (27 Apr 2009)

Paul Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the reasons are for each such suspension.

Orders of the Day: Clause 20 — Income tax exemption for domestic microgeneration (26 Jun 2007)

Paul Goodman: ...one of them. He stated that Finance Ministries in other European countries have a more enhanced role and that the lack of that role here leaves "a glaring gap in the coherence of our approach to climate change policies".—[ Official Report, 1 May 2007; Vol. 459, c. 1477.] In response to that debate, which was necessarily truncated, I thought that the Chief Secretary went through the...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: (Except clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new clauses relating to microgeneration) - Clause 17 (15 May 2007)

Paul Goodman: ...’s Finance Bill. By way of introduction, I shall point out that my hon. Friends and I have done some research and discovered that in last year’s Budget alone, the Chancellor mentioned climate change no fewer than 15 times, whereas in the Budget and pre-Budget statements between 1997 and the autumn of 2005, he mentioned it on average only once. I shall leave it to the Committee...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 13 (10 May 2007)

Paul Goodman: We now move on to the climate change levy. Any discussion of it is bound to bear a resemblance to our discussion during the Committee of the whole House on air passenger duty in one important respect, although the first is explicitly linked to carbon reduction and the second is not: both have been described as blunt instruments. In the case of the APD, the phrase was the Financial...

Orders of the Day: Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses Bill (28 Nov 2006)

Paul Goodman: ...moments why such views might be held and why the Bill is necessary. We also heard an expert speech from the hon. Member for Edmonton (Mr. Love), who made some interesting points about the present climate in the US, particularly with regard to litigation culture, and the effect of immigration restrictions on financial markets. My hon. Friend the Member for South-West Hertfordshire (Mr....

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

Paul Goodman: ...of racist and xenophobic backlashes against British Muslims. That is the challenge that we all face together. In my view, it is a challenge to Britain that is no less pressing than the challenge of climate change, which has occupied much of the debate today. That is the challenge for the political and media classes as a whole, and it is especially the challenge for this Government and the...

Finance (No. 2) Bill [Ways and Means]: New Clause 9 — Energy efficiency and water conservation: fiscal and economic report (4 Jul 2006)

Paul Goodman: ...." It asks also that in producing his report "the Chancellor...shall...consult local authorities and such persons" that "have an interest in...enhancing the United Kingdom contribution to combating climate change...alleviating fuel poverty and conserving water supplies." To the Opposition, that seems to be a sensible and balanced way of speeding up the plans that the Government announced...

Public Bill Committee: Finance (No. 2) Bill: Clause 172 (20 Jun 2006)

Paul Goodman: I have only one further question on the climate change levy. It is in the same territory as the question just asked by my right hon. Friend. Commenting on the change proposed in the Budget, the National Farmers Union said that “it is not clear from the Budget documentation how the additional revenues from the increase in levy rates will be returned.” I presume that they will be...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Climate Change (Taxation) (15 Jun 2006)

Paul Goodman: ...Whelan claims that, after the goal, the Chancellor was so upset that he would not speak to him for weeks. Which of the Chancellor's claims is more credible—his claim that people support his climate change levy, rather than a proper tax or levy on carbon, or his claim that he will support England tonight?

Part 7: Clause 13 — Rates (3 May 2006)

Paul Goodman: ...use the tax system to encourage motorists to go green. It therefore follows that one should tax the most polluting vehicles most heavily and the least polluting vehicles least heavily, if at all. Changes to vehicle excise duty bands must therefore be carried out with conviction and at least look to make a difference to consumer behaviour. Let me sum up the consensus of opinion of the...

Part 7: Clause 13 — Rates (3 May 2006)

Paul Goodman: ...that whatever might happen in that event, I hoped that he and the Financial Secretary—who is here—would be present in the Standing Committee, because I look forward to the usual exchanges. I shall return to the Government's proposals when we debate clause stand part. The key to the amendments can be found in tables A and B in clause 13. Table A sets out VED increases for...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (23 Mar 2006)

Paul Goodman: ...for Bournemouth, East (Mr. Ellwood). The hon. Member for Edinburgh, North and Leith (Mark Lazarowicz), who is in the Chamber, made a long speech—perhaps longer than he expected—on climate change, which is a subject on which he has great expertise. After 36 minutes he said, "Can I say briefly?", and he may wish to follow that advice in his next contribution. However, he made...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (23 Mar 2006)

Paul Goodman: If I am excited, I can assure the hon. Gentleman that that has nothing to do with the contents of his speech. On the climate change levy, we will introduce proposals at the next election. There are problems with it. That, I think, deals with him. Page 188 of this year's Red Book contains the equivalent table. The section headed "Building a fairer society" has shrunk to five measures. Perhaps...

Written Answers — Treasury: Climate Change Levy (20 Jun 2002)

Mr Paul Goodman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has recently received from business organisations about the climate change levy.