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Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Fuel Duty (16 Jul 2008) has video

Maria Miller: ...in oil supply in the next few years. That is why I found the comments of the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) interesting; he seemed, rather optimistically, to think that there might be changes in oil prices over the summer. I think that he may be looking at the world through rather rose-tinted spectacles, because as the Prime Minister said: "This is the third great oil shock in...

Science Teaching (15 Jan 2008)

Maria Miller: ...education, in the same way as history or modern languages, equipping the next generation to think about and deal with some of the most important issues facing the country—whether biofuels, energy, climate change, genetic modification or mapping the human genome. Those are all science-related issues, and we need young people, whether they are budding scientists or destined for other...

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Parking Policy (18 Jan 2007)

Maria Miller: ...parking as a way to control car numbers might not be a robust strategy for the Government to follow. We all know that there is a growing awareness of the link between emissions from vehicles and climate change and of the need to change our car-use patterns to reflect that. However, the figures that I have cited suggest that there is little evidence that that will result in a reduction in...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Maria Miller: I am particularly pleased to be called to speak on the Bill, because it does an awful lot to make us all more accountable for solving the problems of climate change. The Bill talks about the need for the Government to report to Parliament annually on greenhouse gas emissions, and that will be an extraordinary help in addressing the problem in a meaningful way. I am also pleased that the...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Maria Miller: I agree, but I was about to come on to the fact that there is an awful lot that we could all do now. Rather than merely relying on legislation to cut CO2 emissions and deal with climate change, we should all consider at a local authority and, indeed, personal level what we can do to address the issues. My hon. Friend is right to suggest that this place should set the tone and allow things to...

Orders of the Day: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill (12 May 2006)

Maria Miller: ...hon. Friend's constituency and I am sure that he will consider that. I had a public meeting with local residents in my constituency recently. We had a range of speakers talking about the issue of climate change. I was pleased that residents had taken the initiative to set up such a meeting because it is through such meetings that we can try to highlight the issues in our communities and...