Results 1-20 of 20 for climate change speaker:Edward Balls

Bills Presented: Education and Health (19 Nov 2009)

Edward Balls: ...is not the only joint publication to which the hon. Member for Surrey Heath has put his name along with Mr. Hannan. There is another book co-authored by the shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, the shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mr. Hannan, MEP, and the shadow Secretary...

Sale of Mobile Homes (Interviews): New Clause 21 — Further education corporations in England: co-operation and promotion of well-being (5 May 2009) has video

Edward Balls: ...agencies. Our challenge is to make best practice universal, across all parts of the country. As I have said, we will revise our new guidance on safeguarding to each area to reflect not only the changes in the law, but the wider recommendations in Lord Laming's report. It is vital that we have clear direction from the centre, but far more important will be the quality and commitment of...

Opposition Day — [4th Allotted Day]: Child Protection (3 Feb 2009) has video

Edward Balls: ...to thoroughly and effectively examine all relevant facts is crucial to securing this goal, supported by a comprehensive executive summary which makes public the key issues and recommendations for change." That is also the view taken by the NSPCC, which has said: "The publication of full SCR reports will change the climate in which they are produced and reduce their value. It is probable...

Orders of the Day: Clause 19 — SDLT relief for new zero-carbon homes (26 Jun 2007)

Edward Balls: ...carbon emissions and does not present a barrier to the development of new homes—that is a matter for local government. We have therefore consulted on a draft planning policy statement on climate change, and we will publish the final document later this year. The consultation on building regulations sets out interim steps, but we have taken other initiatives as well. We have, for...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 105 (7 Jun 2007)

Edward Balls: .... Our intention is only to improve and update, and to include revised definitions for agricultural vehicles in accordance with new technological developments. The hon. Gentleman also asked whether the changes will put existing users outside the exemption. Clearly, we are trying to reduce the ambiguity in the definitions to enable the agricultural industry to continue to benefit from...

Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 19 (15 May 2007)

Edward Balls: ...some back to this in a moment—that these are genuinely draft regulations for consultation. The consultation process over the next few months will be conducted properly. There may well be changes, as an opportunity to revisit some of the issues would be welcome if that could be achieved. I also think that a debate would provide a welcome opportunity for Conservative members to have a...

Amendment of the Law: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (26 Mar 2007)

Edward Balls: ...with the environment, following the example of the opening Front-Bench speeches. As Sir Nicholas Stern said in his path-breaking report last autumn, unless the world takes urgent action to tackle climate change not only will the environment suffer but the global economy and the planet's poorest people will face catastrophe too. He is right. The global challenge that we face in dealing with...

Amendment of the Law: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (26 Mar 2007)

Edward Balls: ...163;615 billion, by another £29 billion to £644 billion in the next year and then by an additional £29 billion to £674 billion in the following year. That is extra spending on schools, hospitals, law and order, defence and climate change. Will the Conservative party match our spending—yes or no? I am happy to take an intervention. The problem is that if one is...

Amendment of the Law: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (26 Mar 2007)

Edward Balls: ...to the environment. The whole House knows that the Conservative party, for all its rhetoric, stunts and opportunism, has consistently opposed the measures that the Government have taken to address climate change and to protect the environment. It has consistently voted against the climate change levy and opposed planning permission for wind turbines and renewable energy schemes. It also...

Amendment of the Law: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (26 Mar 2007)

Edward Balls: .... As for the tax proposal, it would apply only to domestic flights, business would be able to claim back the VAT and, even by 2020, it would save in one year what we achieve in one week through the climate change levy. [Interruption.]

Amendment of the Law: Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (26 Mar 2007)

Edward Balls: ...that the right hon. Gentleman's gestures and stance are not backed by substance; in fact, it appears that the opposite is true. He tells us that people who ignore aviation "can't be serious about climate change". However, he is not prepared to follow that advice. We are told by the Leader of the Opposition's office that such an approach is okay because the right hon. Gentleman...

Written Ministerial Statements — Treasury: Children and Young People's Review (5 Jul 2006)

Edward Balls: ...of cross-border economic competition as the balance of international economic activity shifts towards rapidly growing emerging markets such as China and India; demographic and socio-economic change, such as the rapid increase in the old age dependency ratio as the 'baby boom generation reaches retirement age; the acceleration in the pace of innovation and technological diffusion and a...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: UK Productivity (15 Jun 2006)

Edward Balls: ...the high oil prices around the world. An energy review, which will report in a few months time, will be a Government report and will set out exactly how we can have an energy policy that meets our climate change obligations and also delivers security and diversity of supply. That report will refer to the need for a range of measures and of sources of energy, but we will need to wait for...

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation (23 Mar 2006)

Edward Balls: What does my hon. Friend think that the green NGOs make of the fact that the Conservatives remain opposed to the climate change levy? What signal does that send about their environmental credentials?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (22 Mar 2006)

Edward Balls: ...the Prime Minister agree that the prospects for cross-party consensus on tackling the long-term environmental challenge will prove elusive while the main Opposition party continues to oppose the climate change levy?

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

Edward Balls: My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made it clear in an earlier answer that, to achieve progress on meeting our climate change objectives, we need measures and action rather than press statements and warm words. The climate change levy is such a measure. May I urge Ministers not to wait for others to make proposals, but to lead an effort to build a cross-party consensus in support of...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (15 Dec 2005)

Edward Balls: Will my hon. Friend report to the House on progress on building an all-party consensus on the measures that are needed to meet our climate change targets? Has there been any indication thus far that the main Opposition party intends to drop its opposition to the climate change levy?

Tackling Climate Change (12 Oct 2005)

Edward Balls: I take the right hon. Gentleman's commitment to tackling climate change at face value. Does he regret that his party opposed the climate change levy, which was introduced to pursue climate change? Will he unequivocally tell the House that he has changed his party's mind and that it now supports the levy?

Tackling Climate Change (12 Oct 2005)

Edward Balls: ...advice. Back in 1998, the Government went to the president of the CBI—who, I am sure you would agree, is not at all a partisan political figure—and asked him to look at the issue of climate change. He recommended, independently of Government, that we move towards emissions trading in the long term, but in the short to medium term we should have the climate change levy, with...

Future of the Coal Industry (12 Oct 2005)

Edward Balls: ...the long-term energy review is the mix between coal and gas. We need such a mix for long-term security. The second consideration is the environment. We need global solutions for the environment and climate change, and we must recognise that many countries are producing more energy using coal. Therefore, the clean coal technology debate is not simply about what happens in Britain; it is...