Ann Widdecombe

Former Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald

@widdecombepp

Climate Change

There have been votes in Parliament on targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and on increasing the proportion of electricity generated via renewable means as well as on the establishment of a UK Green Investment Bank, to invest in projects which, for example, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Ann Widdecombe consistently voted against measures to prevent climate change

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Major votes

  • On 28 Oct 2008: Ann Widdecombe acted as teller for a vote on Climate Change Bill — Third Reading (and other amendments) Show vote
  • On 9 Jun 2008: Ann Widdecombe voted no on Climate Change Bill — Second Reading Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 21 Oct 2009: Ann Widdecombe was absent for a vote on Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected Show vote
  • On 28 Oct 2008: Ann Widdecombe voted against giving the Government power to set greenhouse gas performance standards on power stations Show vote
  • On 28 Oct 2008: Ann Widdecombe was absent for a vote on Climate Change Bill — International aviation and shipping emission projections — rejected Show vote
  • On 28 Oct 2008: Ann Widdecombe voted no on Climate Change Bill — Report on the civil estate Show vote
  • On 2 Jun 2008: Ann Widdecombe voted to require the National Policy Statement to contain policies which contribute to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change. Show vote
  • On 30 Apr 2008: Ann Widdecombe was absent for a vote on Energy Bill — Renewable energy feed-in tariff — rejected Show vote
  • On 8 May 2007: Ann Widdecombe was absent for a vote on Climate Change — new sense of urgency — rejected Show vote
  • On 8 Nov 2004: Ann Widdecombe was absent for a vote on Housing Bill — Improvements in Energy Efficiency — rejected Show vote
  • On 27 Mar 2000: Ann Widdecombe voted no on "Table — 20. Climate change levy Show vote
  • On 10 Mar 2000: Ann Widdecombe was absent for a vote on Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Bill Show vote

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