Results 1-13 of 13 for climate change speaker:Daniel Rogerson

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 88 (18 Jun 2009)

Daniel Rogerson: ...145;to’ to end of line 35 and insert— ‘(a) promoting the sustainable economic development and regeneration of its area, and (b) contributing to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change.’. The amendment is in line with a debate that we had about an earlier amendment, which I think was tabled by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Mr. Kilfoyle). That sought...

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 67 (16 Jun 2009)

Daniel Rogerson: ...at the heart of any legislation and any regional planning process. The Government’s planning guidance shows that there has been a growing awareness of the issues, particularly in relation to climate change. Amendment 72 centres on the mitigation of climate change and the Government’s ambitious targets, which were approved by the House last year, to tackle climate change....

Public Bill Committee: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]: Clause 67 (16 Jun 2009)

Daniel Rogerson: ...to “national polices and advice contained in guidance which has been given by the Secretary of State”. I do not think that people will feel that that is explicit enough. That guidance may change, and there is a whole range of guidance. The issues that we are discussing, particularly with regard to climate change, are of such overriding importance that I cannot see a reason for...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (6 Nov 2008)

Daniel Rogerson: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many people he estimates are eligible for Warm Front grants; and how many people have received all or part of a grant in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West, (c) England and (d) the UK in each year since 2003.

Deferred Division: Planning Bill (25 Jun 2008) has video

Daniel Rogerson: ...for Local Government. He said in evidence to the Committee that "we can be pretty confident that, unless the proposals in the Bill for what should qualify as infrastructure projects for the IPC changes significantly, the sort of figure that we are talking about—40 or 45 on average a year—is what the IPC would be expected to deal with." ——[Official Report, Planning...

[Mr. Eric Martlew in the Chair] — Eco-towns (3 Jun 2008)

Daniel Rogerson: ...ensure that local authority development plans are sustainable, incorporating targets for CO2 emission reductions to encourage the development of renewable energy facilities, and accounting for the climate change consequences of policies, including transport. Of course, strong feeling was expressed in the very close votes last night about whether the Planning Bill goes far enough, with...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 8 — Parliamentary requirements (2 Jun 2008) has video

Daniel Rogerson: ...provision, and he is right to raise that issue. I want to discuss whether the Bill, either in its current form or when it has been amended, will be sufficiently explicit on the need to mitigate climate change and to consider adaptations to it. The amendment that was tabled by the hon. Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew), which he discussed in a fair and helpful way, is far clearer on what we...

Fire and Rescue Services (Humberside) (18 Mar 2008)

Daniel Rogerson: ...of job losses. Of course that is a matter of concern, and the FBU has been vocal in fighting for its members in the light of the contribution that they make, and of professional concerns about changes to fire and rescue cover throughout the country. The hon. Gentleman also raised the issue of pressure from above—efficiency targets, the general culture in which people are working at...

Public Bill Committee: Planning: Schedule 1 (15 Jan 2008)

Daniel Rogerson: I do not for a moment imagine that the Climate Change Bill will not be enacted, but we need to consider where this Bill impacts on the current state of affairs. To start predicting what other Bills may do before they become Acts is dangerous territory to step into. We have already made considerable progress  in guidance, some of which may not be in legislation. I hope that, by accepting...

Public Bill Committee: Planning: Schedule 1 (15 Jan 2008)

Daniel Rogerson: ...hard—I am sure that all members of the Committee will have heard from it. It draws particular attention to what the Stern review said about looking at the landscape as a whole with regard to climate change and the way in which things are changing, and the need to ensure that there are such things as wildlife corridors. That has been done through other guidance, but it is important...

Orders of the Day — Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill — Order for Second Reading read. (11 Nov 2005)

Daniel Rogerson: Is the hon. Gentleman conscious of the contribution that unnecessary hot air may make to climate change?

European Energy Policy (25 Oct 2005)

Daniel Rogerson: ...level to encourage progress on these issues, rather than being over-draconian. They certainly have a role to play in encouraging member states to move forward. The Prime Minister has made action on climate change a key element of the UK presidency of the European Union; he has raised it on a number of occasions, but the UK presidency is passing at an alarming rate. The Government have an...

Thames Gateway (20 Oct 2005)

Daniel Rogerson: Given that this is a high-profile development and given the discussions in the House and elsewhere about climate change and the need to address it, does the Minister think there is room to look at flagship zero emission developments?