Results 1-9 of 9 for climate change speaker:David Laws

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy (3 Mar 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect of the economic recession on the renewable energy sector; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Public Expenditure (12 Feb 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much capital expenditure has been brought forward in response to the economic downturn by his Department, agencies and non-departmental bodies to (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11; from which years such expenditure has been brought forward; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Working Hours (12 Feb 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the policy of his Department is on granting staff time off in lieu for working (a) in lunch breaks, (b) in evenings and (c) at other times outside contracted working hours; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Working Hours (10 Feb 2009)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many days off in lieu were granted to staff in his Department for working (a) in lunch breaks and (b) at other times outside contracted working hours, in the last year for which figures are available.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy: Prices (5 Nov 2008)

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the gap between (a) wholesale market prices and (b) retail prices for home energy fuels; and if he will make a statement.

Public Bill Committee: Child Trust Funds Bill: Clause 6 - Opening by Inland Revenue (13 Jan 2004)

Mr David Laws: ...evidence to the Select Committee. I also question whether adequate safeguards have been put in place for those accounts over time, so that a response can be made should the investment environment change. I question whether there should not be more flexibility in relation to the management of accounts. I question also whether it is fair for the Government to give such ambiguous investment...

Written Answers — Transport: Motor Vehicles (12 Mar 2003)

Mr David Laws: ...related spending, (c) the total social costs of pollution from vehicle emissions in each year, (d) the total social costs of congestion on the roads each year and (e) the total social costs of climate change effects of motor vehicles each year; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Transport: Roads (10 Mar 2003)

Mr David Laws: ...costs in pence per average vehicle mile for road travel in the United Kingdom accounted for by (a) congestion costs, (b) accident costs, (c) air pollution costs, (d) noise pollution costs and (e) climate change costs; and if he will make a statement.

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill (30 Apr 2002)

Mr David Laws: ...is none other than the Chancellor of the Exchequer himself, who seemed to have forgotten when he came before the Treasury Committee a few days ago that just two years ago when he introduced the climate change levy he cut employers' national insurance contributions and argued in a Treasury press release that the cut in that tax on employment would boost employment. Apparently, the economic...