Results 1-20 of 28 for climate change speaker:Susan Kramer

Opposition Day — [19th allotted day]: Climate Change (Political Response) (21 Oct 2009) has video

Susan Kramer: ...Heathrow, my hon. Friend anticipated my point, but does he agree that it is imperative that we hear from the Conservatives some condemnation of the "Boris island" estuary airport, which would be a climate change and environmental disaster on an even worse scale?

[David Taylor in the Chair] — Heathrow Airport Expansion (16 Jun 2009)

Susan Kramer: ...that Members of Parliament are continuing to find different mechanisms to ensure that the matter remains on the public agenda, and that Ministers continue to answer their questions. We have had a change of Secretary of State for Transport and the complete ministerial team, and I hope that that will be an opportunity to rethink past decisions, particularly as some key members of the team...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change: Finance (28 Apr 2009)

Susan Kramer: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on climate change adaptation measures in 2008-09.

Airport Expansion (Parliamentary Approval) (24 Feb 2009) has video

Susan Kramer: ...a vote—the final say—on any new major airport in England or any new runway at a major airport in England. There are three characteristics to this Bill: it is motivated by concern about climate change; it is motivated by concern about the democratic deficit and for the rights of this House, as balanced against the authority of the Executive; and it is genuinely cross-party. I...

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Susan Kramer: ...problems that people in my area already suffer as a result of the existing Heathrow operation. I also want to speak about two much more fundamental and overarching issues. The first of those is climate change. Hon. Members of all parties agree now that it has a stature and importance that matches any issue to do with the economy or the future of the UK, because if we do not have a...

Opposition Day — [2nd Allotted Day]: Heathrow (Third Runway) (28 Jan 2009) has video

Susan Kramer: ...a proper and real proposal. For my constituents, it would be a transport route from Heathrow via Richmond to Waterloo, but it comes without updating signalling to 21st-century standards and without changing the stations. Consequently, because my constituency contains four level crossings, about 30,000 people will be marooned between a railway on one side and the river on the other, unable...

Bill Presented: Heathrow (11 Nov 2008) has video

Susan Kramer: ...associate myself. Concerns have been raised about the devastating impact of the third runway on Sipson in particular, but on the entire surrounding community. Concerns have also been raised about climate change and the fact that moves to expand Heathrow fly in the face of any attempt to tackle what is probably the most serious problem of our day. I want to associate myself, too, with all...

Bill Presented: Heathrow (11 Nov 2008) has video

Susan Kramer: ...and say, "Look, if we have a third runway, you can get rid of runway alternation." That strategy would be an attempt to divide and conquer. We have hung together because of the issues of climate change, quality of life and London. My constituents are determined, and they would not appreciate the subterfuge that I think will be presented to us. I shall move on because I am trying to get...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Economic Crisis (10 Nov 2008) has video

Susan Kramer: My hon. Friend is right, and it strikes me as impossible for an international body to have sufficient grip on and be sufficiently responsive to the sort of transactions and changes made by individual banks all over the globe. Such an arrangement would also remove responsibility from banks—a responsibility that no Government or central bank should take. The right hon. Member for...

Deferred Division: Heathrow (2 Apr 2008) has video

Susan Kramer: I am very conscious of the time available and the number of people who want to speak, so I shall take as read my very strong views on a lot of issues—climate change, the negative impact of the third runway, the damage to Sipson, the impact on schools, learning, air quality and traffic congestion, and the huge potential loss for the air-rail hub at Heathrow. I shall also say little about...

Deferred Division: Heathrow (2 Apr 2008) has video

Susan Kramer: ...that the Government have the right target for emissions and, secondly, that they will hit that target? The calculation is, therefore, that there will be only modest carbon costs because the risk of climate change will have been mitigated by those other measures. In other words, the pricing used in this calculation depends on a perfect world scenario rather than being within the range of...

Heathrow Expansion (12 Dec 2007)

Susan Kramer: ...to the expansion plans. This must be one of the most ironic debates ever. Government representatives are in Bali, supposedly at the heart of negotiations on how we as a global economy can combat climate change and on the changes that we must make to every aspect of life; but here we are, at a debate in which the Government are proposing probably the most significant carbon...

[Mr. Eric Martlew in the Chair] — Canals (11 Dec 2007)

Susan Kramer: ...and tourism and for underpinning the economies of areas with otherwise quite limited sources of income. I want, however, to make a couple of additional comments. At a time when we need to tackle climate change, we sometimes underestimate the value of canals. Waterborne transport is among the most efficient forms of transport from an emissions perspective, and Tesco became the first major...

Orders of the Day: Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill (20 Nov 2007)

Susan Kramer: ...to an end could thus continue, so I shall be interested in the Minister's comments on the issue. I am sure the Minister agrees that freight is an important concern for all of us, especially with climate change in mind, and that the need to shift freight from road to rail is extremely pressing and would have general benefit.

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Sustainable Railways (24 Jul 2007) has video

Susan Kramer: ...the cost of driving had decreased by 10 per cent. in real terms over the past 30 years while the cost of using buses and the railways had increased by more than 50 per cent. Given the importance of climate change, as highlighted in the Stern report, how much will be diverted from internal flights and roads to rail? What shift of freight from road to rail will there be under the strategy?...

Opposition Day — [13th Allotted Day]: Department of Trade and Industry (6 Jun 2007)

Susan Kramer: As I made clear, the £8 billion figure was in our previous manifesto. As there have been changes in the DTI, we are working through the numbers again. That is not inappropriate. We did not call this debate; we are responding to it. We will come forward with the numbers. We are not changing policy. [Interruption.] I have just described the business support services aspects; one can tell...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Energy White Paper (23 May 2007)

Susan Kramer: ...from the power-generating sector by 94 per cent. entirely without nuclear power. Bringing in nuclear has the effect only of displacing renewables rather than gas, so nuclear brings no advantages on climate change and no advantages in security of supply in the long term. All it does is leave us farther away from a completely renewable system. Does the Secretary of State agree that carbon...

Orders of the Day: Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [Lords] (19 Mar 2007)

Susan Kramer: ...of volatile pricing. We need to discuss the key role that Energywatch has played in promoting energy efficiency and dealing with issues of sustainability at a time when we are all concerned about climate change. We need to be certain that those activities and strengths will not be lost. The Government must appreciate what a difficult period we are experiencing when introducing changes such...

[Mr. David Amess in the Chair] — Energy Costs (23 Jan 2007)

Susan Kramer: ...upon Tyne, East and Wallsend raised the issue of the environment, which is important in the context of energy pricing. We all recognise that energy from high-carbon sources is a key element of climate change. Prices for such energy will rise in the future, but that ought to be in the context of declining energy bills. Sometimes we confuse those two. British homes are exceedingly...

Oral Answers to Questions — Defence: Climate Change (30 Oct 2006)

Susan Kramer: I am sure that the Secretary of State will agree that action on climate change is vital at the international and national level, and also at the local level. Will he join me in congratulating Richmond council on introducing a parking charge scheme based on emissions, despite vociferous opposition from all the local Tory councillors—