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To ask the Prime Minister, if he will place in the Library copies of his letters to President Putin, referred to in his Answer of 10th November 2003, 413 c3W; and if he will make a statement on when he expects the Kyoto Protocol to come into force.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 December 2003
Reference
415 c1075-6W; 145195
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the predicted changes in the frequency of the number of days when there is snowfall in the United Kingdom under future scenarios of climate change; and what regional variations were identified...

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 December 2003
Reference
144121; 415 c1031-2W;415 c1031W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what historical data (a) her Department and (b) other publicly-funded bodies collate on snowfall; and what the predicted future annual number of days when there is snowfall are for (i) London and (ii) Edinburgh in (A) 2010, (B)...

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 December 2003
Reference
144120; 415 c1031W;415 c1030-1W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what studies the Government has made of (a) nitrogen oxides and (b) sulphur oxides trading schemes in those countries where such a scheme is operating.

Asked by
Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
415 c901W; 143280
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on schemes for emissions trading which are compliant with EU legislation on emissions trading, with particular reference to the (a) energy and (b) aviation sectors.

Asked by
Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
143060; 415 c900-1W
House
House of Commons

When they expect to issue their draft plan for the implementation of the European Union carbon emissions trading arrangements. [HL 277].

Asked by
Duke of Montrose (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
HL 277; 655 c156-7WA
House
House of Lords

Whether the proposal for the licensing of carbon emissions would begin with actual historic levels or would be calculated on the basis of actual historic levels. [HL 278].

Asked by
Duke of Montrose (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
HL 278; 655 c157WA
House
House of Lords
Type
Select Committee reports (Government responses); Command papers
Notes
Received 17.12.03
Date
16 December 2003
Reference
Cm 6063
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he has carried out an analysis of the extent to which his Department's support for fossil fuel investment is consistent with (a) the UK's obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and (b) the Government's goal to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions...

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 December 2003
Reference
415 c715-6W; 142349;142351
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what discussions she has had within the last year with representatives of the insurance industry on the limitations of insurability in respect of (a) nuclear issues and (b) climate change issues; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by
David Chaytor (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 December 2003
Reference
415 c489W; 141213
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the comparative costs of (a) each renewable form of electricity generation and (b) energy efficiency measures in reducing carbon dioxide emissions; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by
David Chaytor (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 December 2003
Reference
140942; 415 c490W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the implications for UK environment policy of the statement made by the Russian authorities on 2nd December on the Kyoto Protocol. - (Holding answer 8 December 2003).

Asked by
Peter Ainsworth (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 December 2003
Reference
142793; 415 c381W
House
House of Commons

Lords debate on Queens speech (sixth day) on housing, planning, education, the environment and rural affairs. Motion as amended on royal address agreed to nemine dissentiente.

Lead member
Lord Rooker
Answering member
Baroness Hanham
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Department for Education and Skills
Type
Queen's speech debates
Date
4 December 2003
Reference
655 c439-78,490-540
House
House of Lords

Supplementary business question on the importance of ratifying the Kyoto protocol.

Member
Jackie Lawrence (Labour)
Type
Business questions
Date
4 December 2003
Reference
415 c656
House
House of Commons
Member
Lord Hain (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
4 December 2003
Reference
415 c656
House
House of Commons

That this House recognises the importance of tropical rainforests in the balance of the global climate; notes that the Brazilian Amazon covers 5.2 million square kilometres, more than 60 per cent. of the country; further notes that the Brazilian Amazon contains about a third of the world's rainforest and 30...

Primary sponsor
Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 November 2003
Reference
36
House
House of Commons

That this House notes with concern the UN's International Panel on Climate Change's warning that global temperatures will rise by as much as 5.8 degrees centigrade by 2099; is concerned at the catastrophic effect this will have on agriculture, wildlife, human health and prosperity globally; recognises the especially acute problems...

Primary sponsor
Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 November 2003
Reference
45
House
House of Commons

Climate change and the Highways Agency. Edited by WH Newton. PR/SE/251/01. 20 p. TRL. 2001.

Deposited by
Department for Transport; Highways Agency; Transport Research Laboratory
Type
Deposited papers
Date
25 November 2003
Reference
DEP 03/2490
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the effect on the Gulf Stream Conveyer Belt of a fall in water salinity in the northern Arctic Ocean and (b) the likelihood of such conditions arising; what research her Department...

Asked by
Chris Ruane (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 2003
Reference
413 c1243W;413 c1239W; 140405;140410
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effects of climate change on British agriculture. - Including figures and refs to www.ukcip.org.uk/Agriculture/agriculture/htm and Climate Change and Agriculture in the UK and http://defraweb/environ/climatechange/index.htm.

Asked by
Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 2003
Reference
137270; 413 c1206-7W;413 c1203W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will increase climate change agreement targets for companies not involved in the EU Emissions Trading scheme.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 2003
Reference
139148; 413 c1207W;413 c1203-4W
House
House of Commons

I. The impacts of climate change: implications for DETR: in house policy consultancy. Sarah Thomson, April 2001. 57 p. II. Engineering: safety implications of weather, climate and climate change: research programme. 63 p. DETR/RSSB. 2003.

Deposited by
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions; Rail Safety and Standards Board
Type
Deposited papers
Date
20 November 2003
Reference
Dep 03/2463
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment she has made of the contribution of the Carbon Trust to progress on meeting climate change targets.

Asked by
Lord Bellingham (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 2003
Reference
413 c974W; 134948
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
European Scrutiny Committee
Date
19 November 2003
Reference
HC 63-xxxviii 2002/03
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has conducted on the effect of climate change on railway infrastructure; what assessment he has made of the likely impact of future climate change upon the transport sector; and if he will place in the Library copies of...

Asked by
Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 2003
Reference
139761; 413 c919-20W
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports (Government responses); House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
Date
19 November 2003
Reference
HC 1333 2002/03
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the insurance industry regarding the insurance costs arising from climate change; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by
John Denham (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 2003
Reference
137393; 413 c409-10W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the agencies that have responsibilities for planning for the consequences of climate change on coastal areas; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by
John Denham (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 2003
Reference
413 c409W; 137391
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the area of coastal land that will be lost owing to the impact of climate change by 2050. - Including figures.

Asked by
John Denham (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 November 2003
Reference
137392; 413 c409W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the responsibilities of local authorities are in relation to preparations for the consequences of climate change on coastal areas; and if he will make a statement. - Including ref to www.ukcip.org.uk.

Asked by
John Denham (Labour)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 November 2003
Reference
413 c252-3W; 137390
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the total area of the properties in low lying areas that will be affected by an increased risk of flooding from the consequences of climate change by 2050. - Including figures and ref to www.foresight.gov.uk.

Asked by
John Denham (Labour)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 November 2003
Reference
137389; 413 c252W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Kyoto Protocol becomes legally binding.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 November 2003
Reference
136111; 413 c2-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking in (a) European and (b) other international fora to encourage other countries to include international aviation in the Kyoto Agreement.

Asked by
Mark Lazarowicz (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 November 2003
Reference
412 c636W;412 c642W; 136252
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what targets the Government has set for (a) energy efficiency in the UK, (b) waste minimisation, (c) marine pollution, (d) air quality, (e) climate change, (f) renewable energy, (g) fly-tipping, (h) packaging, (i) end of life vehicles, (j)...

Asked by
Bill Wiggin (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 November 2003
Reference
133258; 412 c407-9W;412 c415-7W
House
House of Commons
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Notes
DEB;CH 11 MAR 2004; Received 10.11.03
Date
29 October 2003
Reference
HC 929 2002/03
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the impact of climate change on low lying coastal areas; and if she will make a statement. - Includes figures and ref to the DEFRA publication "Flood and Coastal Defence Project Appraisal...

Asked by
John Denham (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
29 October 2003
Reference
134248; 412 c238-9W;412 c246-7W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether the allocation of allowances under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme will benefit low carbon technologies such as combined heat and power.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 October 2003
Reference
133115; 412 c162-3W;412 c170-1W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effects of global warming in drawing up the guidance issued for determining applications for the extraction of marine aggregates.

Asked by
Bob Blizzard (Labour)
Answering body
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 October 2003
Reference
133249; 411 c718W;411 c723-4W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research has been undertaken by the Meteorological Office on the possibility of a release of methane hydrate from sea floor sediments caused by increased sea temperatures resulting from global warming and climate change.

Asked by
Llew Smith (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 October 2003
Reference
133312; 411 c657-8W;411 c663W
House
House of Commons

What conclusions they have drawn from the European Union's study on the environmental cost of electricity, and, in particular, on the comparative external costs given for the different forms of electricity generation in the United Kingdom. [HL 4805].

Asked by
Lord Jenkin of Roding (Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 October 2003
Reference
653 c192-3WA; HL 4805
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
22 October 2003
Reference
653 c1606-7
House
House of Lords
Whether they consider that the United Kingdom should develop a long-term carbon management strategy, including fossil fuels, as recommended in the report of the Dept of Trade and Industry technology service mission to the United States and Canada.
Asked by
Lord Ezra (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
22 October 2003
Reference
653 c1606-7
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on clean coal technology.
Asked by
Lord Ezra (Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
22 October 2003
Reference
653 c1606-7
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
22 October 2003
Reference
653 c1606-7
House
House of Lords

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether his Department has carried out an analysis of the extent to which his Department's support for fossil fuel investment is consistent with (a) the United Kingdom's obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and (b) the Government's environmental aims.

Asked by
David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 October 2003
Reference
133630; 411 c359W;411 c363W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make a statement on the value of support from his Department to projects overseas for (a) the extraction and transportation of fossil fuels and (b) the development of renewable energy. - Includes figures.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 October 2003
Reference
132458; 411 c364W;411 c368W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value of support from his Department to overseas projects is for (a) the extraction and transport of fossil fuels and (b) the development of renewable energy.

Asked by
David Leslie Taylor (Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 October 2003
Reference
132481; 411 c364W;411 c368W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the extent to which his Department's support for fossil fuel investment is consistent with (a) the obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and (b) the goal of reducing UK carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. - Includes...

Asked by
Rudi Vis (Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 October 2003
Reference
132503; 411 c360W;411 c364W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the extent to which his Department's support for fossil fuel investment is consistent with (i) the UK's obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and (ii) the Government's target to reduce the...

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 October 2003
Reference
132457; 411 c361-2W;411 c365-6W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the Government's plans to tackle climate change. - Including figures.

Asked by
Bill Wiggin (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 October 2003
Reference
131066; 411 c295W;411 c299W
House
House of Commons