Results 1-19 of 19 for climate change speaker:Philip Hollobone

Climate Change (5 Nov 2009) has video

Philip Hollobone: Kettering was chosen to be the UK representative in the international consultation on climate change issues ahead of Copenhagen. People were asked: "To what extent were you familiar with climate change and its consequences" before taking part in the consultation? In reply, 58 per cent. of those from Kettering said that they knew some, 19 per cent. said that they knew little, and 19 per cent....

Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (5 Nov 2009) has video

Philip Hollobone: Is the Secretary of State aware that the town of Kettering was recently chosen by the United Nations to be the United Kingdom's representative on a pre-Copenhagen international consultation on climate change in which 93 per cent. of participants said that the Government should attach a high priority to signing up to any climate change deal at Copenhagen?

Bills Presented: Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (16 Jul 2009) has video

Philip Hollobone: I was happy to support the Climate Change Bill, but what does my hon. Friend say to those who point out that in recent years, global temperatures have not been rising, as the early computer models predicted, but have actually been falling? Is that not tempting countries to rebase the years at which they start their carbon reduction targets?

Written Answers — Wales: Energy: Prices (25 Mar 2009)

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on energy prices in Wales.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy (26 Jan 2009)

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will assess the merits of a joint initiative undertaken by Kettering Borough Council and E.ON to reduce domestic energy consumption and the potential for a national scheme.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Wind Power (6 Nov 2008)

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions his Department has had with other Government Departments on the impact of wind turbine developments on the rural environment.

Business of the House (28 Feb 2008)

Philip Hollobone: If the Government are serious about combating climate change, may we have a joint statement from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on climate change and retail premises that leave their doors open all day, blasting hot air into the atmosphere? My constituent, Mr. Mike Southwell of Weston by Welland, wrote...

HMRC Office (Kettering) (4 Jul 2007)

Philip Hollobone: ...take the train to Leicester, but there are certain transport problems first with getting to Kettering railway station and then with getting from Leicester railway station to the office. In this era of climate change, requiring 170 staff from Wellingborough and Kettering to travel to disparate locations is not very environmentally friendly. I am worried about the effects that closing the...

Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons Commission: Energy Efficiency (8 Jan 2007)

Philip Hollobone: ...Chamber Court throughout the day under the very expensive £450,000 glass canopy, but could they be instructed to turn them off during the day? For a Parliament that is meant to be interested in climate change, a remarkably large number of lights are left on throughout the daylight hours.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: United States (9 Oct 2006)

Philip Hollobone: ...of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what role has been played by each consulate general in the United States in promoting the role of international carbon emissions trading in combating climate change; and with which US states each has been engaged.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Climate Change (3 Jul 2006)

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the (a) Chinese and (b) Indian Governments on tackling climate change.

Orders of the Day — Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill: Clause 8 — Functions of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority in Relation to Microgeneration (17 Mar 2006)

Philip Hollobone: ...way. If permitted development orders are introduced, the alternative is that 400 wind turbines could be constructed on an estate of 2,000 houses. Such a development might be beneficial in terms of climate change, but in terms of visual amenity there would be many different views as to whether it was acceptable.

Public Bill Committee: Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill: New Clause 20 - Building regulations: microgeneration (9 Feb 2006)

Philip Hollobone: ...be built between 2021 and 2031. The Bill gives constituencies such as Kettering a huge opportunity to ensure that those new houses conform as much as we would like to energy efficiency and anti-climate change measures. The new clause on which we divided was essentially about planning regulations, and I am sorry that that vote was lost. The new clause before us is about building...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Biofuels (2 Feb 2006)

Philip Hollobone: Given the importance of encouraging farmers in this country to grow biofuels as part of the battle against climate change, will the Minister consider relaxing EU laws on, for instance, set-aside so that biofuels can be grown on land that would otherwise be unproductive?

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (24 Jan 2006)

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of non-binding, as opposed to binding, climate change targets; and what assessment she has made of the impact of the Montreal climate change talks on this.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (12 Dec 2005)

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment has been made of the potential impact on England and Wales of changes to the Gulf Stream as a result of climate change.

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

Philip Hollobone: I add my support for the Bill. I have received more letters on climate change than on any other subject. Since the election, I have received more than 50 representations, including one from the Southfield school for girls. I commend the students and their head of geography, Mrs. Christine Lunt, who lobbied me on climate change on their own initiative, not in response to any campaign. As the...

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

Philip Hollobone: ...thank my hon. Friend for that helpful intervention. I am disappointed that we should be forced to discuss these issues in private Members' time. If the Government were really serious about tackling climate change, they would have already adopted the proposals in the Bill and presented their own legislation to the House in Government time. It is disappointing not only that we are retreating...

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

Philip Hollobone: Is not part of the problem with the climate change debate that those of us who want action to be taken on environmental issues are depressed by the Government's record, because the fact is that carbon dioxide emissions were falling before they came to power and have been rising since?