Results 1-17 of 17 for climate change speaker:Gordon Banks

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Nuclear Power (5 Nov 2009)

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent representations he has received on the Government's policy on future use of nuclear power; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: UK Low Carbon Transition Plan (13 Oct 2009)

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change against what criteria he expects his Department to decide on the location of the 15 test hubs as identified in the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan; and when he expects that decision to be taken.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (21 Jul 2009)

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan on families who use liquefied petroleum gas as a heating fuel; and if he will make a statement.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (14 May 2009)

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2009, Official Report, column 1806W, on liquefied petroleum gas, which trade groups he plans to meet; and when he plans to meet them.

[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair] — Electricity (Scotland) (28 Apr 2009)

Gordon Banks: ...our generating opportunities, before talking a little about consumption. Scotland must have a diverse energy mix, because that will deliver jobs, investment and energy security, as well as tackling climate change. Never in living memory have jobs and investment been more important, and to deliver on them successfully, we must have diversity. The current recession has shown us the dangers...

[Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair] — Electricity (Scotland) (28 Apr 2009)

Gordon Banks: ...about energy prices and I want to take every step possible to have those costs reduced for domestic and business users. Our industry has done a lot to reduce energy consumption in respect of the climate change levy, but we must be able to offer competitive prices for the worldwide market. We have learned that lesson in recent months, if indeed we needed to learn it at all. Where there are...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy Supply: Competition (20 Apr 2009)

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the adequacy levels of competition in the markets to supply (a) liquefied petroleum gas and (b) heating oil to domestic consumers.

Housing and Construction Industry (9 Mar 2009) has video

Gordon Banks: ...construction projects that are being brought forward on a constituency-by-constituency basis. While these companies tighten their belts simply to survive, there is little spare capacity to develop new products such as more effective insulation techniques, which can help us to meet our climate change objectives. There are real threats to other Government objectives, too. Without support for...

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (5 Mar 2009)

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with energy suppliers on the availability of liquefied petroleum gas.

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Microgeneration (12 Jan 2009)

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans are in place to implement a micro-generation strategy across all government buildings; and what the budget is for this work.

Written Answers — Treasury: Climate Change Levy (22 Nov 2007)

Gordon Banks: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the effectiveness of the Climate Change Levy in reducing carbon dioxide emissions since its introduction.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (17 May 2007)

Gordon Banks: What recent discussions he has had with the Indian government about joint Anglo-Indian action to tackle climate change.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (17 May 2007)

Gordon Banks: I thank the Minister for his response. Does he agree that international agreements are the only way forward when it comes to our goal of tackling climate change? Does he also agree that the UK has a responsibility to ensure that the developing nations do not go down the same faulty road that we did when our economies were developing? Does he accept that the opportunities offered by climate...

Oral Answers to Questions — Transport: Rail Passenger Journeys (15 May 2007)

Gordon Banks: I thank the Minister for his reply. Does he agree that each of those journeys reinvigorates a local economy as well as addressing our climate change responsibilities? What more can he do to get people off the roads and on to the railways, so that my constituents will be able to receive the full benefit when passenger transport services return to my constituency in Clackmannanshire later this year?

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (8 Mar 2007)

Gordon Banks: What steps he is taking to promote international action to tackle climate change.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Climate Change (8 Mar 2007)

Gordon Banks: ...writing competition and met one of my constituents, Andrew Mason, the Scottish regional finalist, whose work encapsulates the challenges and difficulties that China and India pose to the issue of climate change. Does my right hon. Friend think that the climate change Bill will be a tool that we can use not only domestically, but internationally, to work with developed and developing nations?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (5 Jul 2006)

Gordon Banks: ...world's health workers and 1 per cent. of the world's health spending. A year on from the Gleneagles G8 summit, how does my right hon. Friend view the progress that we have made on Africa and on climate change? What steps will he take to ensure that those two issues are kept at the top of the international agenda at St. Petersburg and beyond?