Results 1-18 of 18 for climate change speaker:Mark Harper

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Natural Gas: Wales (21 May 2009)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what funding his Department has provided to National Grid for the Felindre to Tirley pipeline.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Biofuels: Renewables Obligation (30 Mar 2009)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change under what circumstances biogas production is eligible for renewables obligation certificates.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Written Questions: Government Responses (26 Mar 2009)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to answer Question 252857, tabled on 26 January 2009, on the letters of 19 November and 30 December 2008 from the hon. Member for Forest of Dean, on the Oakenhill opencast coal site.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Members: Correspondence (18 Mar 2009)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the Minister of State expects to reply to the letters of 19 November and 30 December 2008 from the hon. Member for Forest of Dean, on Oakenhill opencast coal site, reference FD8841.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Internet (10 Mar 2009)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will publish a copy of his Department's website accessibility plan.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Domestic Energy Tariffs (5 Mar 2009)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of likely changes to domestic energy tariffs in 2009; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Members: Correspondence (10 Feb 2009)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when the Minister for Housing will reply to the letters of 13 October 2008 and 9 December 2008 from the hon. Member for the Forest of Dean, reference FD 7358, on free loft cavity insulation for those aged over 70 years.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Departmental Disabled Staff (16 Dec 2008)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what conclusions his Department has reached in fulfilment of its duty under section 3.111 of the statutory code of practice of the disability equality duty.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: River Severn: Tidal Power (24 Nov 2008)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what account the Severn tidal power feasibility study has taken of the Government's carbon dioxide emission reduction targets.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Renewable Energy: EC Action (18 Nov 2008)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) for what reason the Government requested article 5(2) to be inserted in the proposed Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (COM (2008) 19) be inserted; and if he will make a statement; (2) what assessment he has made of a Severn tidal power scheme's compliance with article 5(2) of the proposed...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Work and Welfare (5 Nov 2008) has video

Mark Harper: ...long-term unemployment. They made such a claim in the past, but failed to confirm it more recently. Given that we have a huge problem to fix, now combined with the more challenging economic climate, we are pleased that the Government have followed our lead and adopted many of the proposals that we published in January in their Green Paper, which they published in the summer. I agree with...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Flooding (Gloucestershire) (9 Oct 2006)

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his assessment is of the changes in future risk of flooding in Gloucestershire from (a) the Severn and (b) the Wye as a result of (i) human impact on the physical environment and (ii) climate change.

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

Mark Harper: My right hon. Friend may be aware of the discussions about the economic impact of changes in the UK compared with the effects of climate change on the development of the Chinese and Indian economies. Will he bear that in mind as he continues his remarks?

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

Mark Harper: If, as the Minister and the Government's chief scientific adviser have said, climate change is the most important challenge facing the world, will the Minister explain why these measures, which he has just said are valuable and well thought out, have had to be introduced by a Back-Bench Member rather than by Her Majesty's Government?

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

Mark Harper: ...comes down to the public's scepticism about politicians. If we do not run through all the solutions, include all the costs and have a full and frank discussion with the public about the costs of climate change and of dealing with it, their lordships argue: "Ultimately, a public that is not adequately informed may react adversely to the discovery that more and more cost burdens will fall on...

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

Mark Harper: ...good to give the House the opportunity to debate such important issues. As he said, however, a vote after the debate would be unlikely because the Government would not want to put their policy on climate change to a challenge. Little concrete progress towards meeting targets would be made merely by bringing a report before the House.

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

Mark Harper: I note that the Bill's principle purpose is to consider the effects of climate change and the United Kingdom's contribution to it, so I want to dwell for a moment on the opening comments of the hon. Member for Edinburgh, North and Leith (Mark Lazarowicz) and the point raised in an intervention about the Government's strategy. The hon. Gentleman has been quoted as saying that there is a...

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

Mark Harper: ...and technical matters—I know that some hon. Members are—so I probably will not dwell on those scenarios. I want to focus on the economic costs and the alternative ways to deal with climate change. Many hon. Members have referred to a view of the debate that is shared on both sides of the House. Everyone accepts that climate change is happening and causing a problem, but there...