Results 1-14 of 14 for climate change speaker:Ian Austin

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Wind Power: Planning Permission (10 Nov 2009)

Ian Austin: We have set out a comprehensive framework of national planning policy and guidance on renewable energy which includes our Planning Policy Statements (PPS) on climate change and renewable energy. This is in addition to the body of guidance for planning authorities on handling planning applications that will also be relevant to proposals to erect wind turbines. The companion guide supporting...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy: Local Government (2 Nov 2009)

Ian Austin: ...regional spatial strategies and their implementation. We are also currently undertaking research into the take up of and application of the policies in the Planning Policy Statement on Planning and Climate Change. Planning elsewhere in the UK is a matter for the devolved administrations.

[Mr. Clive Betts in the Chair] — Private Landlords (Local Regulation) (21 Oct 2009)

Ian Austin: ...in that Act started to drive improvements, a range of bodies, including the Law Commission, Shelter and the citizens advice bureaux, continued to express concerns linked to proposals for further change. Against that background of progress on the ground and ideas for further improvement, we decided to commission an independent review of the private rented sector from Julie Rugg and David...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Social Rented Housing (21 Oct 2009)

Ian Austin: ...to the debate about the role of social housing. This Government have taken decisive action to address the challenges raised in John's report and the challenges raised by the current economic climate. We have committed to investing £7.5 billion over two years to deliver up to 112,000 affordable homes and around 15,000 private homes, including £340 million to support local...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Departmental Procurement (16 Oct 2009)

Ian Austin: ...Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Department for Transport (DfT) Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Department of Health (DH) East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) East Midlands Regional Assembly East of England Development Agency East of England Regional Assembly...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Land: Databases (16 Oct 2009)

Ian Austin: ...for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)* Department for Transport (DfT) Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) Department of Health (DH)* East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA)* East Midlands Regional Assembly East of England Development Agency* East of England Regional Assembly*...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Planning and Energy Act 2008 (14 Jul 2009)

Ian Austin: ...use and energy efficiency, local authorities will have regard to a number of factors including the legislative framework and the expectations placed on them by the planning policy statement on climate change. Local authorities have not been asked to explain the extent to which, in developing such policies, they have relied on the specific powers provided by the Planning and Energy Act 2008.

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Delivering Better Skills for Better Places Programme (26 Jun 2009)

Ian Austin: ...to achieve better outcomes. The main aims of the action plan are to: Attract new entrants and retain existing people in the core professions. Develop generic skills in areas like tow carbon, climate change, empowerment, community cohesion, risk sharing, negotiation, process re-modelling, place leadership and partnership working. Ensure technical and specialist skills like planning, urban...

Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Carbon Emissions (15 Jun 2009)

Ian Austin: The Department is working closely with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on the development of our policies on zero carbon homes and non-domestic buildings. DECC is represented at ministerial level on the 2016 task force, which is jointly chaired by the Minister for Housing and Planning and the Executive Chairman of the Home Builders Federation and which brings together key...

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

Ian Austin: .... It is also, crucially, the only way my area will be able to attract the high-wage, high-skill jobs of the future. Secondly, having been one of those MPs who called on the Government to introduce a climate change Bill in the Queen's Speech, I am pleased that such a Bill was announced. Climate change is not only the biggest long-term threat that we face, but a great economic opportunity...

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

Ian Austin: ...tackling poverty but their top priority, as we have seen, is a tax break for City traders. On all these issues, there is not a single centre-ground policy, which shows that for the Conservatives, change is entirely cosmetic. Strip away the rhetoric about change and every speech makes it clear. They do not give the details, and they will not say exactly which bits of the so-called "big...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon Islands (17 Jul 2006)

Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research he has evaluated on carbon islands as a preventive measure for climate change.