Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"2. What assessment the Government have made of the potential effect on the number of enfranchised people of the provisions on voter identification in the proposed legislation on electoral integrity. ..."Alex Norris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Oct 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"Over the last two years, more than 1,000 people in pilot areas have lost their chance to vote due to ID requirements, which is more than 30 times the number of allegations of polling station fraud across the whole country. Once this pilot is rolled out, thousands upon thousands of …..."Alex Norris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 25 Jul 2019
Priorities for Government
"Last September, the Government announced a report on the merits of safe standing at football games. Two months ago, Ministers confirmed to me that they have the report, but that Members could not see it. The Prime Minister says he is a plain speaker. Could he exercise some plain speech …..."Alex Norris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"The new UN food security report says that global hunger has risen for the third year running, but when the UK should be setting an example by reporting on our own SDG process, the Government’s voluntary national review report to the UN was found by the International Development Committee yesterday …..."Alex Norris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"4. What estimate he has made of the number of people in voter ID pilot areas who could not vote in the May 2019 local elections because they were unable to meet ID requirements. ..."Alex Norris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jun 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"According to interim figures for the pilot areas in May, 800 people were denied a vote because of ID requirements, yet last year there were only eight reported cases of personation fraud across the whole country. Is not the reality that this is not about protecting our electoral system—it is …..."Alex Norris - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 21st May 2019
Asked by:
Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North and Kimberley)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the report entitled A False Promise of Prosperity, published by Platform in October of 2018.
Answered by David Lidington
The Prosperity Fund has considered the findings of the report; we are confident the Prosperity Fund programmes are consistent with the UK government’s commitments, under the Paris Agreement.
Within the portfolio, there are a considerable number of programmes where we are working with partner countries to increase their resilience to climate change, to reduce emissions, and to transition to a sustainable low carbon economy.
The Fund’s energy related initiatives do not directly finance oil and gas exploration or production. They aim to help create policy and business environments that improve energy access, strengthen energy markets, encourage investment and promote energy efficiency. In turn this will improve energy security, and enable a faster transition to a cleaner, low carbon economy. This is consistent with the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5oC that oil and gas will continue to be an essential part of the global energy mix as we transition to a low carbon economy.
Written Question
Tuesday 21st May 2019
Asked by:
Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op) - Nottingham North and Kimberley)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings the report entitled A False Promise of Prosperity, published by Platform in October 2018.
Answered by David Lidington
The Prosperity Fund has considered the findings of the report; we are confident the Prosperity Fund programmes are consistent with the UK government’s commitments, under the Paris Agreement.
Within the portfolio, there are a considerable number of programmes where we are working with partner countries to increase their resilience to climate change, to reduce emissions, and to transition to a sustainable low carbon economy.
The Fund’s energy related initiatives do not directly finance oil and gas exploration or production. They aim to help create policy and business environments that improve energy access, strengthen energy markets, encourage investment and promote energy efficiency. In turn this will improve energy security, and enable a faster transition to a cleaner, low carbon economy. This is consistent with the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5oC that oil and gas will continue to be an essential part of the global energy mix as we transition to a low carbon economy.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 01 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"With time running out, the Government need to arrange a large volume of trade deals in a short period of time—deals they said would be easy but are not. There is a concern that to do so they may promise aid spending as an inducement to a favourable trade deal. …..."Alex Norris - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 22 Mar 2019
Overseas Electors Bill
"rose—..."Alex Norris - View Speech
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