Results 1-20 of 27 for climate change speaker:Patrick McFadden

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Skills for Growth (11 Nov 2009)

Patrick McFadden: I certainly agree with the first half of what my hon. Friend said. That is why the Government, working with colleagues in the Department for Transport and the Department of Energy and Climate Change, have a low carbon industrial strategy, part of which is designed to ensure that Britain is a leading player in low carbon transport, be it hybrid or electric vehicles. Countries have a simple...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Departmental Records (11 Nov 2009)

Patrick McFadden: ...Media and Sport 91.41 Department for International Development 91.09 Department for Transport 91.01 Communities and Local Government 90.59 Wales Office 89.00 Department of Energy and Climate Change 85.10

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Climate Change: Import Duties (13 Oct 2009)

Patrick McFadden: ...all parties, including the EU, reaffirmed their commitment to the negotiations. The UK Government are committed to seeking an early resolution that will support the comprehensive global deal on climate change that we are seeking in Copenhagen this December.

Business, Innovation and Skills: Topical Questions (16 Jul 2009) has video

Patrick McFadden: ...sure people have the skills and opportunities to succeed. To that end, this week we have published the life sciences strategy and, together with our colleagues in the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the low carbon industrial strategy. That is because we take the view that the Government have an active role to play in helping Britain make the most of the changes we will need in how...

Written Ministerial Statements — Business, Innovation and Skills: UK Low Carbon Industrial Strategy (15 Jul 2009)

Patrick McFadden: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, together with the Department for Energy and Climate Change, is today publishing the "The UK Low Carbon Industrial Strategy". In parallel to this document, the Government are also publishing "The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan", "The UK Renewable Energy Strategy" and "The Carbon Reduction Strategy for Transport". Together these set out the...

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: UK Manufacturing (9 Jul 2009) has video

Patrick McFadden: My Department works very closely with the Department of Energy and Climate Change on these issues, and we will jointly be publishing a low-carbon manufacturing strategy in the not-too-distant future. We have worked on that co-operatively. It is important to remember that our manufacturing base also helps us to attract significant inward investment. The UK is the world's second most popular...

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism: UK Manufacturing (9 Jul 2009) has video

Patrick McFadden: ...for a strategic investment fund. About a third of that will go to low-carbon initiatives, because we understand that how we build and heat our homes, produce our energy and transport ourselves will all change profoundly in the years to come. As a Government, we take the view that we want British industry to be in the best possible place to take advantage of those opportunities. We are...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Climate Change (23 Jun 2009)

Patrick McFadden: holding answer 8 May 2009 There are 17 full-time equivalent posts in the energy and climate change unit and a current vacancy with a Range 11 official covering the SCS post. The breakdown is as follows: Posts in the energy and climate change unit by grade Number SCS (1)1 R11 2 R10 6 R8 5 R5/PA 1 Faststream 1 Industry secondee 1 (1) Vacant post I...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Climate Change (15 Jun 2009)

Patrick McFadden: It is not currently possible to provide estimates of the potential costs and savings over the next three years. It has, however, been shown in the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change that timely and well-targeted climate adaptation measures will yield benefits in excess of their costs. The main rationale for investment to address climate risk will be to reduce the UK's...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Climate Change (10 Jun 2009)

Patrick McFadden: All Government Departments are actively involved in the cross-Government Adapting to Climate Change Programme, which aims to help society adapt to climate change. The aim of the programme is to develop and provide a comprehensive evidence base, including adaptation tools, to raise awareness of the need to adapt, to measure success and to work across government at all levels to embed...

Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Insolvency (10 Jun 2009)

Patrick McFadden: holding answer 1 June 2009 Changes introduced by The Enterprise Act 2002 were aimed at streamlining the administration procedure and introducing greater flexibility to the regime. One of the primary aims of the corporate insolvency provisions of the Enterprise Act was to promote the use of administration and restrict the use of administrative receivership where office holders are appointed...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Departmental Responsibilities (5 May 2009)

Patrick McFadden: The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is responsible for energy and climate change policy. The Energy and Climate Change Unit in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) was set up in autumn 2008 following the formation of the new DECC. BERR has a remit to work within Whitehall as the 'voice for business' on all policy areas where business might have...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: South West Regional Development Agency (20 Apr 2009)

Patrick McFadden: ...Development Agency (SWRDA) at the start of the comprehensive spending review 2007 period: £ million SWRDA contribution Programme( 1) Resource Capital £20 million Flood Work and Climate Change (2008-09) 1.5 — £25 million HomeBuyers Direct Initiative (2009-10) — (2)20.0 £275 million HomeBuyers Direct Initiative (2010-11) —...

Written Ministerial Statements — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Better Regulation (2 Apr 2009)

Patrick McFadden: ...we will undertake a programme of better regulation measures tailored to the present exceptional economic circumstances. There is clearly a need for new regulation in some areas now—such as climate change, and financial services in response to the current banking crisis. Moreover, delaying measures which businesses have already planned for can be disruptive. But during the recession...

Written Ministerial Statements — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Regional Development Agencies (31 Mar 2009)

Patrick McFadden: ...be issued in the summer is an opportunity to set out a clear national framework setting out how RDAs, with regional and local partners, will work together to deliver sustainable growth, housing and tackling climate change, including through the Solutions for Business portfolio. I am asking the RDAs to focus, working with and through others: As an immediate priority, on providing assistance...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Departmental Public Consultation (19 Mar 2009)

Patrick McFadden: The number of public consultations conducted between February 2008 and January 2009 was 36. This includes those relating to the energy sector up to 3 October when the Department of Energy and Climate Change was formed and responsibility for energy issues was transferred to that Department. Consultations were open for at least 12 weeks, in line with the code of practice, except in a small...

Written Ministerial Statements — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Spring Supplementary Estimates (5 Mar 2009)

Patrick McFadden: ...Reform's DEL will be reduced by £1,905,574,000 from £3,367,913,000 to £1,462,339,000 and the Administration budget will be reduced by £55,714,000 from £332,531,000 to £276,817,000. Within the DEL change, the impact on Resources and Capital is as set out in the following table: Change New DEL Voted Non-Voted Voted Non-Voted Total Resource...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Wind Power (5 Feb 2009)

Patrick McFadden: Neither I, nor my right hon. Friends, the Secretaries of State for Energy and Climate Change and for Culture, Media and Sport, or our officials, have had any recent discussions with power generation companies on the interference of wind power generators with television signal reception. This is essentially a planning matter. Paragraph 64 of the Technical Annex to the Government's Policy...

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Departmental Public Service Agreements (4 Feb 2009)

Patrick McFadden: ...—the costs are spread across a variety of Government programmes. As our understanding of the drivers of productivity evolve alongside our understanding of the current global economic climate, the composition of the programmes involved in the PSA's delivery are subject to change. Consequently, Government expenditure is managed at DSO rather than PSA level.

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Departmental Public Expenditure (12 Jan 2009)

Patrick McFadden: ...for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has no substantial capital spending programmes following the transfer of the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency (NDA) to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). BERR is therefore not forming part of the Capital Expenditure Acceleration Programme. BERR is already taking steps to assist business through the economic downturn...