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- Economy: Growth — Motion to Take Note (16 May 2013) See 2 other results from this debate
Lord Bates: .... Of course, everybody immediately then rushes to say, “Well, we don’t want to be overoptimistic; we’ve got to be cautious”—my noble friend Lady Kramer reminded us of the “green shoots” of recovery described by my noble friend Lord Lamont—but there is a balance here, because part of what leadership and government are about is creating...
- Outdoor Activities — Motion to Take Note (16 May 2013)
Lord Addington: ...of the paths and access points mean that once again there are different priorities. My experience of the countryside usually is walking, accompanied by a dog on a lead. My bête noir is the green laner in his 4x4 who seems to get a great buzz from going up the same small bit of hilly path that cuts across a walk I do frequently. In the past, I have been told that I just do not...
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Green Deal Scheme (16 May 2013)
Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to ensure that small construction companies are able to access work contracts to deliver the Green Deal.
- Economic Growth (15 May 2013)
Ian Swales: ...the country and placed in tax havens. The Government have themselves facilitated tax avoidance, not just through the tax framework but through their procurement and private finance initiative activity. The Green Book on PFI assessment still contains an assumption that 10% of total PFI payments, not profits, will come back to the Government in tax. This is risible when one examines the...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Petrol Prices (15 May 2013)
Edward Davey: ...ways to get energy bills down quickly are to get consumers paying the lowest possible tariffs and to reduce the amount of energy that is wasted. We are ensuring that all households get the best deal for their gas and electricity by using the Energy Bill to give statutory backing to Ofgem’s retail market review proposals. Those proposals require energy suppliers to move consumers on...
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Green Deal Scheme (15 May 2013)
Graham Stringer: ...of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) assessments have been undertaken, (b) households have signed up to an installation and (c) households have received an installation under the Green Deal to date.
- Queen’s Speech — Debate (4th Day) (14 May 2013) See 2 other results from this debate
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: ...resolving the two competing royal charters. I share these concerns. Similarly, there has been a gaping silence where the communications Bill might be. We have been promised and promised again a White or Green Paper, but deadlines come and go and nothing has materialised. We need urgent action to protect children and tackle the highly concentrated and monopolistic nature of the industry....
- Cost of Living (14 May 2013) See 9 other results from this debate
Debbie Abrahams: ...service and social carers. My local Oldham council is doing all that it can to address the problem, through the fair energy campaign. It is getting households to sign up to a collective energy deal, using people power to negotiate with energy companies for the cheapest energy tariff for consumers. That contrasts starkly with what the Government are doing. We know that the Warm Front...
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Vehicle Fuel Duty (14 May 2013) See 1 other result from this debate
Sammy Wilson: ...different; and if the rate is going to be different, we will have to pay the price. Look at what the motion says: that we should agree an all-Ireland rate of duty that would increase revenue and combat fuel fraud. I do not need to deal with combating fuel fraud because, as other Members have pointed out, the only way to do so is to have no duty; or, you might reduce it somewhat if...
- Written Answers — Home Department: Fireworks (14 May 2013)
Damian Green: holding answer 13 May 2013 There are no plans to create new offences in respect of smoke bombs or flares as legislation already exists to deal with inappropriate use of such items. If an individual was to carry these items with the intent to cause an injury, that individual would be committing an offence of carrying an offensive weapon. It is an offence under section 1 of the Prevention of...
- Written Answers — Home Department: Police: Complaints (14 May 2013)
Damian Green: ...they will be taking a keen interest in the public's views on these matters. A PCC is the appropriate authority for complaints relating to the chief constable. This means that PCCs are required to deal with complaints against chief constables in accordance with legislation. The chief constable, rather than the PCC, is the appropriate authority for complaints relating to the other police...
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Green Deal Scheme (14 May 2013)
Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) how many staff from the Behavioural Insights Team have advised his Department on consumer take-up of the Green Deal to date; (2) what progress the Behavioural Insights Team has made in advising his Department on how to encourage consumer take-up of the Green Deal.
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (13 May 2013) See 4 other results from this debate
Baroness Hanham: ...line are already under way in a number of places. However, the works at Maidenhead that might not be needed if the route was extended to Reading are not due to commence until 2016, so there is plenty of time to deal with that. The noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, asked about the acute shortage of railway rolling stock and whether Her Majesty's Government would get out of the way of investment by...
- Health and Social Care (13 May 2013) See 2 other results from this debate
Liz Kendall: ...pay for NHS and social care in future. There will be different views on his proposals, but he made, as ever, a thoughtful contribution. My hon. Friends the Members for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green) and for Barrow and Furness (John Woodcock) rightly said that we have a duty to provide decent compensation and care for mesothelioma sufferers. My right hon. Friend the Member for Rother...
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy Companies Obligation (13 May 2013)
Gregory Barker: Brokerage is a market based mechanism that allows obligated energy companies to buy compliance against their energy company obligation targets from green deal providers. Government has no role in allocating, buying or selling contracts. The volumes of ECO traded every two weeks through brokerage can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/eco-brok erage-results
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Green Deal Scheme (13 May 2013)
Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) how many Green Deal providers have (a) applied to the Green Deal Finance Company, (b) been successful in their applications and (c) awarded the finance obtained through those applications to customers to date; (2) when the first Green Deal finance package was paid out by the Green Deal Finance Company to a Green Deal provider;...
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Green Deal Scheme (13 May 2013)
Tom Greatrex: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many Green Deal assessments have been undertaken for off gas grid properties since the launch of the Green Deal.
- Jobs and Business (10 May 2013)
Kerry McCarthy: ...employment and getting economic growth going again. However, this omission sends out a signal about the Government’s lack of will or nerve to introduce legislation. My view is that we could deal in just a day or two with legislation to outlaw wild animals in circuses. Almost 95% of the public back a ban, and when the House debated a motion on this on 23 June 2011, the Government...
- Home Affairs (9 May 2013) See 2 other results from this debate
Damian Green: ...the Members for Crawley (Henry Smith) and for Cambridge (Dr Huppert) and the hon. Members for Brent North (Barry Gardiner) and for Llanelli (Nia Griffith) said, and in terms of legislation. I shall deal with some of the detailed points made about immigration. I am happy to tell the shadow Home Secretary what the Office for National Statistics actually said about the cause of falling...
- Burma (Human Rights) (8 May 2013)
Alistair Burt: ...last year. We note the release of the Rakhine commission report on 29 April into the causes of last year’s violence, and we are examining its many detailed recommendations —that deals with the point about our response made by the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali). We have consistently called on the Burmese Government to take action to meet humanitarian...