Results 1-20 of 53 for climate change speaker:Jim Knight

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (11 Nov 2009)

Jim Knight: ...with one of our Welfare to Work Providers. Jobcentre Plus Customer Service Directors have reviewed their existing service delivery arrangements in meeting the challenge of the current economic climate, taking into account the planned welfare reform changes for the next two to three years. This review took into account the latest known information on the expected increase in business and...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus: Offices (9 Sep 2009)

Jim Knight: ...delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Jobcentre Plus is continuously reviewing existing service delivery arrangements in order to meet the challenge of the current economic climate and the planned welfare reform changes for the next two to three years. In the light of the increased customer demand we have secured the required funding to convert or extend our existing...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (21 Jul 2009)

Jim Knight: ...responsibilities delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Jobcentre Plus has reviewed the existing service delivery arrangements in meeting the challenge of the current economic climate and taking into account the planned welfare reform changes for the next two to three years. This review took into account the latest known information on the expected increase in...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (21 Jul 2009)

Jim Knight: ...delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Jobcentre Plus are continuously reviewing existing service delivery arrangements in order to meet the challenge of the current economic climate and the planned welfare reform changes for the next two to three years. The latest reviews have taken account of the most up to date information on the expected increases in business and...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (21 Jul 2009)

Jim Knight: ...place in the Library copies of the reviews conducted by Jobcentre Plus Customer Service Directors of their existing service delivery arrangements in meeting the challenge of the current economic climate and taking into account the planned welfare reform changes for the next two to three years, taking into account the latest known information on the expected increase in business and...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus: Buildings (20 Jul 2009)

Jim Knight: .... During the programme to roll out Jobcentre Plus offices, in the period 2002 to 2006, Jobcentre Plus worked in partnership with the Department's Diversity and Equality specialist, to ensure the changes met the needs of all our customers. The Jobcentre Plus Project developed a Jobcentre Plus Environmental Guide (JPEG) in association with the project architects which referenced all relevant...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus: Offices (15 Jul 2009)

Jim Knight: ...delegated to me as Acting Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Jobcentre Plus are continuously reviewing existing service delivery arrangements in order to meet the challenge of the current economic climate and the planned welfare reform changes for the next two to three years. The latest reviews have taken account of the latest known information on the expected increases in business and...

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Jobcentre Plus (13 Jul 2009)

Jim Knight: ...Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus. Jobcentre Plus Customer Service Directors were asked to review their existing service delivery arrangements in meeting the challenge of the current economic climate and taking into account the planned welfare reform changes for the next two to three years. This review took into account the latest known information on the expected increase in business and...

School Buildings (Dudley) (10 Feb 2009)

Jim Knight: ...It is reinvigorating learners and regenerating communities. Fifty BSF schools are now open, with 1,000 schools across 80 local authorities now engaged in the programme. Despite the current economic climate, which causes us to look at public spending, we remain committed to the BSF programme in full because we have seen what a difference it can make to children, schools and communities....

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Ecology: Education (2 Jun 2008)

Jim Knight: The Department has produced new resources over the last academic year to embed sustainability in the curriculum and encourage young people to learn about issues like climate change. As part of the Action Plan for Geography, teaching resources have been developed for the new secondary curriculum to be taught in schools from September 2008, and these include modules on climate change....

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Teaching Aids: Climate Change (24 Oct 2007)

Jim Knight: holding answer 23 October 2007 The Department will be sending a hard copy of the revised guidance accompanying the climate change pack (which includes a copy of the Al Gore film) to secondary schools as directed by Mr. Justice Burton in his ruling of 10 October.

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Climate Change: Curriculum (23 Jul 2007)

Jim Knight: .... From September 2008, 'environmental interaction and sustainable development' will be one of the key concepts in the new geography curriculum for 11 to 14-year-olds with a requirement to study climate change. In May 2007, DCSF and DEFRA sent a climate change pack to every secondary school in England. The online teacher guidance accompanying the pack provides material to support the...

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Climate Change: Curriculum (17 Jul 2007)

Jim Knight: In May 2007, DCSF and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs sent a climate change pack to every secondary school in England. The online teacher guidance accompanying the pack provided material to support the teaching of climate change in geography, science and citizenship. DCSF has also funded a carbon detective kit for pupils aged seven to 14 to help them investigate the...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Science: Curriculum (17 May 2007)

Jim Knight: The changes in science and geography are in line with the remit that the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority was given in February 2005 when it was asked to review the Key Stage 3 curriculum. Although some of the language in the draft programmes of study has been changed, the extent of the subject content remains the same. These changes have been made to ensure that pupils can progress...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Geography: Curriculum (19 Apr 2007)

Jim Knight: ...identified in the question for instance, tectonic and geomorphological processes are physical processes; ecosystems are studied by learning about specific places; and population distribution and change, and the growth and development of settlements are influenced by the interaction between human and physical geography. The supporting text to the programme of study emphasises that weather...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Curriculum: Climate Change (7 Feb 2007)

Jim Knight: ...the curriculum. This academic year is a year of action to help schools become sustainable. We are working with partners to develop resources to support the teaching and learning of key issues like climate change such as a pupil 'detective kit' and teacher resource pack. A climate change package including a copy of Al Gore's film 'An Inconvenient Truth' is also being made available to all...

Public Bill Committee: Commons Bill [Lords]: Clause 30 (25 Apr 2006)

Jim Knight: ...national authority will have particular regard to their views, but we do not want to limit an association to that because of the situation on non-agricultural commons. As my hon. Friend the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment said on Second Reading, the Dartmoor commoners council has a veterinary officer, for example, who advises on animal welfare. Finally, turning to amendment...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Biological Diversity (24 Apr 2006)

Jim Knight: ...which will provide for a structured assessment of the 2010 biodiversity target actions to engage business in minimising the impact of its activities on biodiversity a number of actions relating to climate change and biodiversity including follow up with other biodiversity conventions recognition of the need to consider biodiversity in development-planning systems including poverty...

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (20 Apr 2006)

Jim Knight: ...that cross a number of local authority boundaries. Early evidence suggests that the conservation boards have hit the ground running and are demonstrating the benefits of their new status. Landscape is always changing through a mixture of human and natural intervention. The pressures on landscape today are many and varied. They include the effects of climate change, social and economic...