Energy and Climate Change

– in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 11 November 2010.

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The Secretary of State was asked-

  • Feed-in Tariffs (10 speeches)

    What plans he has for the future of feed-in tariffs for small-scale renewables; and if he will make a statement.

  • Warm Front Scheme (8 speeches)

    What changes he proposes to make to the Warm Front scheme to ensure that it meets the needs of vulnerable fuel-poor households.

  • Carbon Budgets (10 speeches)

    What assessment he has made of the potential effects of the outcomes of the comprehensive spending review on the ability of the Government to meet its carbon budgets; and if he will make a statement.

  • Climate Change Financing (6 speeches)

    What discussions he has had on climate change financing in the UN Secretary-General's high-level advisory group on climate change financing.

  • Fuel Poverty (6 speeches)

    Whether he has assessed the effect of the outcomes of the comprehensive spending review on households in fuel poverty.

  • Energy Efficiency (6 speeches)

    How many households he expects to have participated in his Department's energy efficiency programmes by 2015.

  • Offshore Oil Drilling (Safety Regime) (8 speeches, 2 annotations)

    Whether he plans to amend the safety regime for offshore oil drilling following the publication of the analysis of the causes of the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico.

  • Electricity Market Reform (6 speeches)

    When he expects to announce his plans for a consultation on electricity market reform.

  • Renewable Heat Incentive (11 speeches)

    If he will take steps to ensure that the renewable heat incentive does not make UK energy-intensive industries internationally uncompetitive.

  • Tidal Power (Severn Estuary) (6 speeches)

    What assessment he has made of the effects on local employment levels of his decision not to pursue tidal technologies in the Severn estuary.

  • Offshore Wind Power (Port Infrastructure Funding) (6 speeches)

    What proportion of his Department's funding for low-carbon technologies is likely to be allocated to port infrastructure for offshore wind industries in the next four years.

  • Green Investment Bank (12 speeches)

    What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the lending practices to be adopted by the proposed green investment bank.

  • Feed-In Tariffs (9 speeches)

    What plans he has for the future of feed-in tariffs for small-scale renewables; and if he will make a statement.

  • Floor Price (Carbon) (6 speeches)

    What plans he has to introduce a floor price for carbon.

  • New Nuclear Power Stations (6 speeches)

    What steps he is taking to facilitate the construction of new nuclear power stations without public subsidy.

  • Topical Questions (46 speeches, 1 annotation)

    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

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