Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215081005
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
HC 219-xxvii - Twenty-eighth Report of Session 2014-15
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215081005
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215081005
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
House of Commons - European Scrutiny Committee: Twenty-eighth Report of Session 2013-14 - HC 83-xxv
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215065988
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215065988
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
HC 219-xxxiii - Thirty-fourth Report of Session 2014-15
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215083784
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215083784
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
HC 386 - Energy Network Costs: Transparent and Fair?
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Energy and Climate Change Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215081609
Category : Electric utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Network costs (which cover the transmission and distribution of gas and electricity from power stations to households and industry) are a very significant component of household and industrial energy bills. Ofgem has created a new regulatory framework (RIIO) that was designed to ensure that costs were competitive and that profits weren't excessive, but there is clear evidence that network companies are making higher profits than expected. This suggests that the targets and incentives set by Ofgem are too low, barriers to market entry are high and that Ofgem needs to monitor RIIO more effectively and to equip RIIO with stronger, corrective measures. Ofgem has not yet created the conditions for the market to thrive and provide consumers with best value for money. In the short-term, market conditions can be improved if: (i) an interim independent audit of price controls is conducted; (ii) the 40-day notification period for price changes is increased to 15 months; and (iii) stronger, corrective measures are applied to companies that have received incentive payments for reducing leakages when such reductions have not taken place.
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215081609
Category : Electric utilities
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Network costs (which cover the transmission and distribution of gas and electricity from power stations to households and industry) are a very significant component of household and industrial energy bills. Ofgem has created a new regulatory framework (RIIO) that was designed to ensure that costs were competitive and that profits weren't excessive, but there is clear evidence that network companies are making higher profits than expected. This suggests that the targets and incentives set by Ofgem are too low, barriers to market entry are high and that Ofgem needs to monitor RIIO more effectively and to equip RIIO with stronger, corrective measures. Ofgem has not yet created the conditions for the market to thrive and provide consumers with best value for money. In the short-term, market conditions can be improved if: (i) an interim independent audit of price controls is conducted; (ii) the 40-day notification period for price changes is increased to 15 months; and (iii) stronger, corrective measures are applied to companies that have received incentive payments for reducing leakages when such reductions have not taken place.
House of Commons - Envirionment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Appointment of Chairman of Natural England - HC 890
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215065797
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215065797
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Transforming legal aid
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Justice Committee
Publisher: Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215060914
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher: Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215060914
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Communicating Climate Science - HC 254
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on Science and Technology
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215070623
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Government is failing to clearly and effectively communicate climate science to the public. There is little evidence of co-ordination amongst Government, government agencies and public bodies on communicating climate science, despite various policies at national and regional level to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The mandate to act on climate can only be maintained if the electorate are convinced that the Government is acting on the basis of strong scientific evidence. Ministers therefore need to do more to demonstrate that is the case and consistently reflect the Government approach in all their communications, especially with the media. The report also criticises the BBC for its reporting on the issue. It points out that BBC News teams continue to make mistakes in their coverage of climate science by giving opinions and scientific fact the same weight. The BBC is called to develop clear editorial guidelines for all commentators and presenters on the facts of climate that should be used to challenge statements, from either side of the climate policy debate, that stray too far from the scientific facts. It is important that climate science is presented separately from any subsequent policy response. Government should work with the learned societies and national academies to develop a source of information on climate science that is discrete from policy delivery, comprehensible to the general public and responsive to both current developments and uncertainties in the science
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215070623
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Government is failing to clearly and effectively communicate climate science to the public. There is little evidence of co-ordination amongst Government, government agencies and public bodies on communicating climate science, despite various policies at national and regional level to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The mandate to act on climate can only be maintained if the electorate are convinced that the Government is acting on the basis of strong scientific evidence. Ministers therefore need to do more to demonstrate that is the case and consistently reflect the Government approach in all their communications, especially with the media. The report also criticises the BBC for its reporting on the issue. It points out that BBC News teams continue to make mistakes in their coverage of climate science by giving opinions and scientific fact the same weight. The BBC is called to develop clear editorial guidelines for all commentators and presenters on the facts of climate that should be used to challenge statements, from either side of the climate policy debate, that stray too far from the scientific facts. It is important that climate science is presented separately from any subsequent policy response. Government should work with the learned societies and national academies to develop a source of information on climate science that is discrete from policy delivery, comprehensible to the general public and responsive to both current developments and uncertainties in the science
House of Commons - European Scrutiny Committee: Forty-First Report of Session 2013-14 - HC 83xxxviii
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215070432
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780215070432
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
HC 219-xxxii - Thirty-third Report of Session 2014-15
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. European Scrutiny Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215081587
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215081587
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Putting Passengers First: Disruption at Gatwick, Christmas Eve 2013 -HC 956
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215070828
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Far better contingency planning and preparedness must be put in place by UK airports, and by the airlines that use them, to prevent the kind of chaos that unfolded at Gatwick Airport on Christmas Eve 2013. The problems that unfolded were not new and the whole event should be a wake-up call for airports across the UK to improve their operational resilience. Airports must ensure that their contingency planning is good enough to ensure that future disruption will be met with well-drilled arrangements that are familiar to airport operators, airlines, and other contractors, and which put passenger interests first. If our largest airports cannot demonstrate they can do this then the Civil Aviation Authority must act. Passengers must also be promptly reimbursed for the extra costs they face as a consequence of disruption. The Committee welcomed a key conclusion from Gatwick's own review of the events on Christmas Eve that the airport should appoint passenger champions at each of its terminals. Similar arrangements should also be put in place at other major UK airports. Further recommendations include that airports should: develop (in consultation with airlines) much clearer operational protocols and guidance on the threshold conditions that will trigger the cancellation or postponement of flights; negotiate robust agreements with airlines (which carry formal responsibility for passenger welfare) for reclaiming the costs of looking after passengers during periods of disruption. Government should also push for amendments to a proposed new EU regulation on passenger compensation to include electronic means of alert and information dissemination
Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 0215070828
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Far better contingency planning and preparedness must be put in place by UK airports, and by the airlines that use them, to prevent the kind of chaos that unfolded at Gatwick Airport on Christmas Eve 2013. The problems that unfolded were not new and the whole event should be a wake-up call for airports across the UK to improve their operational resilience. Airports must ensure that their contingency planning is good enough to ensure that future disruption will be met with well-drilled arrangements that are familiar to airport operators, airlines, and other contractors, and which put passenger interests first. If our largest airports cannot demonstrate they can do this then the Civil Aviation Authority must act. Passengers must also be promptly reimbursed for the extra costs they face as a consequence of disruption. The Committee welcomed a key conclusion from Gatwick's own review of the events on Christmas Eve that the airport should appoint passenger champions at each of its terminals. Similar arrangements should also be put in place at other major UK airports. Further recommendations include that airports should: develop (in consultation with airlines) much clearer operational protocols and guidance on the threshold conditions that will trigger the cancellation or postponement of flights; negotiate robust agreements with airlines (which carry formal responsibility for passenger welfare) for reclaiming the costs of looking after passengers during periods of disruption. Government should also push for amendments to a proposed new EU regulation on passenger compensation to include electronic means of alert and information dissemination