Results 1-20 of 21 for climate change speaker:Helen Goodman

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Schedule 1 (27 Oct 2009)

Helen Goodman: ...for the commission to fulfil its statutory functions. When considering whether the commission should undertake research, balance is important. The parallel that has been drawn with the Committee on Climate  Change is not strong because, notwithstanding the fact that there are areas of child poverty where techniques are developing, the truth is that climate change policy is a much less...

Point of Order: Whitsun Adjournment (22 May 2008) has video

Helen Goodman: ...an investment rate of £600 million a year. That means that not only are we lifting people out of fuel poverty and saving on their fuel bills, but we are making a sensible contribution to combating climate change. Finally, on immigration, I hope the hon. Gentleman will support the Government's points-based system, which is to be introduced shortly. The hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent...

Leader of the House: Topical Debates (20 Mar 2008) has video

Helen Goodman: ...Kenya, preventive health services, availability of financial services for low-income families, the health consequences of the availability of cheap alcohol, future prospects for apprenticeships and climate change. The first topical debate was also based on a suggestion from his right hon. Friend; it was on immigration.

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Government Bills: Public Participation (17 Mar 2008)

Helen Goodman: Four Bills introduced so far in the current session were previously published in draft for pre-legislative scrutiny: the Climate Change Bill, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, the Local Transport Bill and the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill. Parliamentary pre-legislative scrutiny was carried out by select committees in respect of three draft bills. The Climate Change Bill...

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (LISBON TREATY) (No. 6): Treaty of Lisbon (No. 7) (26 Feb 2008)

Helen Goodman: Yes, of course I have. The right hon. Member for Richmond, Yorks made much of changes he would have liked to see since 2004, but he omitted to refer to the successes this Government have had in their negotiations over the last three years, such as in inserting the yellow card and in removing obligations on national Parliaments. Many Members have mentioned national Parliaments. My hon. Friend...

Business of the House (21 Feb 2008)

Helen Goodman: ...and EU decision making, followed by motion to approve a local government restructuring order relating to Cheshire. Wednesday 27 February—Debate on the treaty of Lisbon provisions relating to climate change, followed by continuation of consideration in Committee of the European Union (Amendment) Bill [8th allotted day]—any selected amendments to clause 2 relating to climate...

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Members: Allowances (29 Jan 2008)

Helen Goodman: ...appropriate costs are reimbursed. The Members Estimate Committee will review the Green Book in the light of the debate on Members' pay, pensions and allowances on 24 January 2008. Powers in the Climate Change Bill for local authorities to pilot waste incentive schemes for domestic waste are not yet in use. Consequently, no such claims have been received or paid. However, if charges are...

Draft Legislative Programme (25 Jul 2007)

Helen Goodman: ...Parliament. We will publish a draft in the coming year, to ensure full pre-legislative scrutiny. He also spoke about the important pre-legislative scrutiny that has just been undertaken on the Climate Change Bill. The hon. Member for Buckingham (John Bercow) spoke about issues that related particularly to women. He considered the Human Tissue and Embryos Bill and asked whether it would...

Draft Legislative Programme (25 Jul 2007)

Helen Goodman: ...parliamentary accountability and public openness. We are able to renew and reform because we understand the challenges of the modern world; that is why we have the groundbreaking and far-sighted Climate Change Bill, and why we are going to have a new scientific and ethical framework through the Human Tissue and Embryos Bill. We are able to renew and reform because our policies are rooted...

Written Answers — Leader of the House: Draft Legislative Programme (25 Jul 2007)

Helen Goodman: ...Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill England and Wales; The permission of the Northern Ireland Assembly is required for a provision in Schedule 6 of the Bill. This provides for the exchange of information between the UK and Northern Ireland statutory child maintenance services. Climate Change Bill United Kingdom. Constitutional Reform Bill United Kingdom. ...

North-East Regional Spatial Strategy (14 Jun 2007)

Helen Goodman: ...the output gap of £29 billion between the north and the south. Despite claiming to be a document that will tackle deprivation, create a buoyant employment market, and adopt an holistic approach to climate change and energy use, the detailed plans completely fail to do that. On this matter, County Durham speaks with one voice. All the local authorities, county and district, and all the...

Business of the House (8 Mar 2007)

Helen Goodman: The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has just announced that he will be publishing a climate change Bill next Tuesday. This will be a ground-breaking piece of legislation, and it will have a period of pre-legislative scrutiny, which means that Second Reading is some way off. Will it be possible for a statement to be made in the House on publication so that Back...

Orders of the Day: Treasury and Work and Pensions (27 Nov 2006)

Helen Goodman: ...to follow the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Mr. Kennedy), who gave a wide-ranging speech in his usual witty and charming manner? I will concentrate much more narrowly on tackling climate change while maintaining our competitiveness. Those two things are often presented as conflicting and contradictory, but I hope to show that we can achieve both. Something that astonished...

Orders of the Day: Treasury and Work and Pensions (27 Nov 2006)

Helen Goodman: ...is that there would be too many blips and ups and downs. The weather could have an impact. That is why I would like targets to be set on a three to four-year basis. Analysis of the impact on the exchange rate would also be helpful. When we got North sea oil, we thought that that was tremendous, but some problems were created because the exchange rate shot up. There is a risk that the...

Government of Wales Bill (Programme) (No. 3): Public Accounts (18 Jul 2006)

Helen Goodman: ...four years. In addition to these value-for-money considerations, procurement will need to take account of the decisions set out in the energy review and the need for procurement to be compliant with our climate change objectives in the future. Turning to productive time, the sort of possibilities spelled out are the major changes in the Department for Constitutional Affairs with regard to...

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

Helen Goodman: ...Bill is my consciousness of the urgency of the problem. The chief scientist has made it absolutely clear that we have a short window of opportunity in which to avoid the most damaging effects of climate change. For example, it is not widely understood that it is possible that there will be a reversal of the Gulf stream, which would make this country much colder, not warmer. It is possible...

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

Helen Goodman: Ultimately, climate change is a justice issue between the rich and the poor and between us and future generations. As the great economist Amartya Sen said, we should not abuse the environment to the detriment of future generations "simply through the accident of being born first". I hope that all hon. Members will support the Bill.

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (28 Mar 2006)

Helen Goodman: ...(Daniel Kawczynski), who seemed not to acknowledge that spending on the NHS is now at a record high and that we are going to have an increase of £6 billion next year. He displayed the attitude to climate change that Labour Members are becoming used to hearing: he willed the ends, but not the means. Indeed, from what he was saying about China, he seemed to be looking urgently for a...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Offshore Wind Turbines (17 Nov 2005)

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on tackling climate change through increasing the level of electricity generated by offshore wind turbines; and if she will make a statement.

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill: New Clause 7 — Road Fuel Regulator (6 Jul 2005)

Helen Goodman: Did the hon. Gentleman hear the thoughtful speech by his right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Mr. Letwin) last week on climate change, in which he suggested that in order for political parties to stop using fuel prices and other issues as a political football, such decisions should be neutralised by the setting up of an independent authority? What the hon. Gentleman is saying this...