Speeches and Debates
Speeches, debate interventions and Cabinet Office Questions.
- 28th October 2008
In welcoming moves to include aviation and shipping in carbon budget calculations, Nick Hurd calls on the Government to send a "powerful signal" by reversing the decision on Heathrow. read more »
- 21st July 2008
Debate on the Bercow review of services for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
My hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (John Bercow) has long been a champion of those who struggle to communicate and this report does him enormous personal credit. He is also groundbreaking in pushing the Government to be bolder in going for earlier intervention and adopting the policies of prevention.
I want to address my brief remarks to one specific section and that is young offenders, 7,000 of whom enter young offender institutions every year, two thirds read more »
- 5th June 2008
Nick Hurd supports calls to proceed with caution to ensure public policy is focussed on the right types of biofuels and not seen as an agenda for channelling soft subsidies to the agricultural sector. read more »
- 17th March 2008
Nick Hurd challenges the use of taxpayers' money to buy carbon credits in overseas markets in order to fulfil ambitious carbon targets. read more »
- 27th February 2008
Nick Hurd calls for reform of the EU emissions trading scheme to reinforce the polluter pays principle and to include aviation "on terms that bite". read more »
- 25th January 2008
Nick Hurd supports a Private Members' Bill which enables local planning authorities to set requirements for energy generation and energy efficiency in local plans. read more »
- 12th December 2007
Nick Hurd criticises plans for the expansion of Heathrow and outlines residents' concerns about the impact of new take-off flight paths. read more »
- 8th November 2007
Nick Hurd welcomes the Climate Change Bill and outlines a number of key observations that he believes the Government still needs to address. He also calls on the Government to energetically implement the Sustainable Communities Bill. read more »
- 25th October 2007
Nick Hurd raises concerns about the effectiveness and operation of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and also about the new Administration's commitment to the climate change agenda and renewable energy targets. read more »
- 17th October 2007
Nick Hurd calls for modernisation of the influential Export Credits Guarantee Department in respect of transparency, accountability and environmental standards. read more »
