Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2016
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill
"I am sure that the right hon. Lady will acknowledge that when HS2’s original estimate of the amount of ancient woodland was reviewed by the Woodland Trust, that estimate was increased by 78%. It is appalling that the initial environmental survey conducted by HS2 did not record accurately the amount …..."Barry Gardiner - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2016
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill
"As I am sure the right hon. Lady agrees, the Minister’s assurance that there will be no net loss is not worth the air time it is given. Ancient woodland is, of course, as Natural England precisely characterises it, “irreplaceable”. The idea that there can be no net loss of …..."Barry Gardiner - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2016
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2016
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill
"I am not against HS2. I am for trees—but not just any trees: trees that enhance our environment and improve our biodiversity. I want to pick up on two very brief points, in relation to the remarks of the Minister of State, the hon. Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Mr …..."Barry Gardiner - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Mar 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"It is clearly in the public interest for a person reporting somebody as unfit to drive to have anonymity. However, does the Secretary of State agree that anonymity should be rescinded where the allegation appears to be malicious, and that the reporting form should clearly state that an accuser will …..."Barry Gardiner - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Dec 2015
Airports Capacity
"I admire the Secretary of State’s chutzpah in explaining that the Prime Minister has decided to be indecisive, but if he is keen to give further consideration to the serious environmental considerations of air pollution, why have the Government been lobbying heavily in the European Commission against the air quality …..."Barry Gardiner - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jul 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Minister will know of the report that was submitted to the Economic Sub-Committee of the Cabinet which showed that the cost to our economy of air pollution from diesel and other vehicles was between £9 billion and £20 billion. When considering low emissions, will he take into account particulate …..."Barry Gardiner - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 Jul 2015
Davies Commission Report
"The increase in carbon emissions from any airport expansion will have to be contained within the overall carbon budget set by the Committee on Climate Change. What discussions is the Secretary of State having in Cabinet about offsetting from other areas of his portfolio to ensure that those emissions caps …..."Barry Gardiner - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 19th June 2015
Asked by:
Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's budget was for new charging points for electric vehicles in each of the last 10 years; and what budget he has set for such points for the next five years.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The Department's budget and expenditure for new chargepoints for electric vehicles in each of the last 10 years, and for the next five years, is provided below. There was no budget for chargepoints prior to 2009/10.
| | 2009/10*** | 2010/11*** | 2011/12 | 2012/13 |
Yr | Budget | Spend | Budget | Spend | Budget | Spend | Budget | Spend |
£m | 0.77 | 0.49 | 0.81 | 0.52 | 10.00 | 2.65 | 9.22 | 5.74 |
| | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015-2020 |
Yr | Budget | Spend | Budget | Spend | Budget | Spend |
£m | 14.64 | 20.64 | 25.90* | 53.78 | 47.00** | N/A |
* Budget revised upwards to meet demand.
** This figure includes a Highways England budget of £15m for publicly accessible chargepoints on the Strategic Road Network There will also be contributions from other OLEV schemes including the Cities, Bus and Taxi schemes as these will feature infrastructure elements.
*** The 2009/10 and 2010/11 budgets were for the alternative fuels infrastructure grant, of which electric vehicle chargepoints were one part.
Written Question
Wednesday 17th June 2015
Asked by:
Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)
Question
to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many publicly-funded charging points for electric vehicles have been delivered in each of the last 10 years; and how many such points are planned for delivery in 2015.
Answered by Andrew Jones
The number of publicly-funded chargepoints for electric vehicles that have been delivered in each of the last 10 years, including those for domestic use and those that are publicly accessible, is provided below. The first Government funding for chargepoints was in 2010/11 under the Coalition Government. Chargepoint installations in 2015/16 will depend on demand for domestic chargepoints and the detail of new infrastructure schemes to be announced later this year.
| 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
| 579 | 1,401 | 3,644 | 9,520 | 42,423 |
This question was inadvertently grouped with 2324.