The Secretary of State has been generous in giving way. He briefly mentioned business recycling and then got on to carrier bags. Is the Department not cutting money to support organisations such as the Waste and Resources Action Programme and the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme, which help businesses to recycle?...

The Secretary of State has been generous in giving way. He briefly mentioned business recycling and then got on to carrier bags. Is the Department not cutting money to support organisations such as the Waste and Resources Action Programme and the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme, which help businesses to recycle?...

Clearly, there are two points here: what happens to the money and the structure of the tax. If all the money raised through the increased tiered VED had gone on some other tax cut, would the hon. Gentleman have considered that, as a package, a good thing? Does he support...

Clearly, there are two points here: what happens to the money and the structure of the tax. If all the money raised through the increased tiered VED had gone on some other tax cut, would the hon. Gentleman have considered that, as a package, a good thing? Does he support...

It is always refreshing to follow the hon. Member for Nottingham, South (Alan Simpson). Of the three contributions so far, his gave us the breadth of vision to match the scale of the problem. I come to the issue relatively fresh, having been the party spokesman only since Christmas. I...

It is always refreshing to follow the hon. Member for Nottingham, South (Alan Simpson). Of the three contributions so far, his gave us the breadth of vision to match the scale of the problem. I come to the issue relatively fresh, having been the party spokesman only since Christmas. I...

That is right, and such examples expose the timidity of the 2019 goals for various measures in the Budget. If we have drive and vision, these things can be achieved much more quickly, sometimes by mandate, as with the gas switchover, and sometimes by incentives. I take the point made...

That is right, and such examples expose the timidity of the 2019 goals for various measures in the Budget. If we have drive and vision, these things can be achieved much more quickly, sometimes by mandate, as with the gas switchover, and sometimes by incentives. I take the point made...

I fully accept the distinction, but given that CO2 is the largest of the greenhouse gases by a long way, the Minister will surely be as disturbed as I am by the line in the NAO report that says:"““There have been no reductions in UK carbon dioxide emissions if measured...

I fully accept the distinction, but given that CO2 is the largest of the greenhouse gases by a long way, the Minister will surely be as disturbed as I am by the line in the NAO report that says:"““There have been no reductions in UK carbon dioxide emissions if measured...

I do support such a cap, and before the Bill reaches this House, I shall read the debates in the other place, in which their lordships agreed a figure of 30 per cent. I shall certainly oppose Government attempts to reverse that, but I have an open mind on whether...

I do support such a cap, and before the Bill reaches this House, I shall read the debates in the other place, in which their lordships agreed a figure of 30 per cent. I shall certainly oppose Government attempts to reverse that, but I have an open mind on whether...

We certainly think that the increased VED should continue: it should not be a one-off hit. We also think that green tax, as broadly defined, should represent a significantly bigger share of the total tax take. As the hon. Member for East Surrey said, that should not be part of...

We certainly think that the increased VED should continue: it should not be a one-off hit. We also think that green tax, as broadly defined, should represent a significantly bigger share of the total tax take. As the hon. Member for East Surrey said, that should not be part of...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend. There is probably a variety of ways of doing it, of which that is one. My central point is that expecting the fuel companies to try to identify their poor customers, when the Government already know—when one bit of government wants it done...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend. There is probably a variety of ways of doing it, of which that is one. My central point is that expecting the fuel companies to try to identify their poor customers, when the Government already know—when one bit of government wants it done...

That will do.

That will do.

There was an interesting elision—in fact, the hon. Gentleman corrected himself as he spoke. He knows full well that the majority of ISAs are cash ISAs. He is talking about a further tier of ISAs, so the savers who can make that additional contribution will, by definition, be the wealthiest....

There was an interesting elision—in fact, the hon. Gentleman corrected himself as he spoke. He knows full well that the majority of ISAs are cash ISAs. He is talking about a further tier of ISAs, so the savers who can make that additional contribution will, by definition, be the wealthiest....

It clearly is a gimmicky idea, and I say that for a reason. There is a cost-benefit analysis for each measure, as we heard from the hon. Member for Nottingham, South. Each scheme has a cost and a return. The idea that the presumably higher rate tax relief for many...

It clearly is a gimmicky idea, and I say that for a reason. There is a cost-benefit analysis for each measure, as we heard from the hon. Member for Nottingham, South. Each scheme has a cost and a return. The idea that the presumably higher rate tax relief for many...

The Secretary of State will be well aware that measuring the right thing is critical. He will know that the narrow measure used for Kyoto tells one story while the broader measure in the nation's environment accounts, produced by the Office for National Statistics, tells a different story. Does he...

The Secretary of State will be well aware that measuring the right thing is critical. He will know that the narrow measure used for Kyoto tells one story while the broader measure in the nation's environment accounts, produced by the Office for National Statistics, tells a different story. Does he...

Can the hon. Gentleman tell me that the shadow Chancellor has said to him that the money can go on public spending? I should be very interested to hear a crystal clear answer to that question.

Can the hon. Gentleman tell me that the shadow Chancellor has said to him that the money can go on public spending? I should be very interested to hear a crystal clear answer to that question.

We are talking about a £9 billion windfall in the second round, and the third round of licences will presumably raise even more. Simply to say ““some”” when the amount could be between nought and £12 billion is far too vague for a party that has pretensions to government.

We are talking about a £9 billion windfall in the second round, and the third round of licences will presumably raise even more. Simply to say ““some”” when the amount could be between nought and £12 billion is far too vague for a party that has pretensions to government.

I certainly share the view that that is a priority, and it is an improvement that we can make now, rather than in 2019 or whenever. To draw together the threads of my speech, my priority is to stress the urgency of the situation. There is a mismatch between the...

I certainly share the view that that is a priority, and it is an improvement that we can make now, rather than in 2019 or whenever. To draw together the threads of my speech, my priority is to stress the urgency of the situation. There is a mismatch between the...

I very much share the hon. Lady's analysis that green taxes should form a substantially higher share of total taxes. She suggests a big increase in that share. Can she identify some of the green taxes that she would like to increase so that other taxes could be cut?

I very much share the hon. Lady's analysis that green taxes should form a substantially higher share of total taxes. She suggests a big increase in that share. Can she identify some of the green taxes that she would like to increase so that other taxes could be cut?

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2005, Official Report, column 1092W, on ambulances (equipment), if she will place a copy of the British Standards Institute list in the Library; what monitoring is undertaken by her Department to ensure that all ambulances...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2005, Official Report, column 1092W, on ambulances (equipment), if she will place a copy of the British Standards Institute list in the Library; what monitoring is undertaken by her Department to ensure that all ambulances...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her Department's policy is on what equipment should be provided in ambulances.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her Department's policy is on what equipment should be provided in ambulances.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which ambulance trusts use CCTV inside (a) all and (b) some of their ambulances.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which ambulance trusts use CCTV inside (a) all and (b) some of their ambulances.