Climate Change
There have been votes in Parliament on targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and on increasing the proportion of electricity generated via renewable means as well as on the establishment of a UK Green Investment Bank, to invest in projects which, for example, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Mark Pritchard generally voted against measures to prevent climate change
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On 20 Chw 2024:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio rejecting a climate change test for new oil and gas licences - requiring new licences to be compatible with the latest IPCC report on limiting warming to 1.5 C.
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On 4 Rha 2023:
Mark Pritchard Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023
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On 10 Ion 2022:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill — Third Reading
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On 13 Rha 2021:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio not to require the benefits of any subsidies to outweigh any negative effects on the UK's aim of net zero emissions of targeted greenhouse gases by 2050.
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On 3 Tach 2021:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio in favour of laws enabling the government to direct funds from electricity consumers, via electricity suppliers, to help pay for, and encourage private investment in, new nuclear power stations.
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On 20 Hyd 2021:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio to exempt national security and defence as well as taxation and spending from those policy areas where ministers would be required to have due regard to environmental policy.
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On 7 Meh 2021:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio not to make supporting reducing the United Kingdom's net targeted greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050 the initial core mission of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency
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On 26 Mai 2021:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio not to ban the burning of certain types of vegetation in almost all upland areas with peat soils in England.
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On 26 Ion 2021:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio not to require public authorities to act in accordance with the following principles in relation to the environment: preventative action to avert damage; the precautionary principle; rectifying damage at source and "polluter pays".
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On 13 Ion 2021:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio not to require the Financial Conduct Authority to have regard to the target of reducing UK greenhouse gas emissions back to 1990 levels by 2050 when setting capital and risk related requirements for investment firms.
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On 16 Tach 2020:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio not to seek to ensure any regulations on the subject of climate change risk which apply to those running certain occupational pension schemes align with the aims of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner and limiting the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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On 12 Hyd 2020:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Contribution of Agriculture and Associated Land Use to Climate Change Targets
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On 29 Med 2020:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio not to require a "climate and nature emergency impact statement" as part of any proposal for financial assistance under a United Kingdom Internal Market Act.
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On 3 Mai 2016:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio not to reduce the permitted carbon dioxide emission rate of new homes.
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On 14 Maw 2016:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio against requiring a strategy for carbon capture and storage for the energy industry.
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On 14 Maw 2016:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio against setting a decarbonisation target for the UK within six months of June 2016 and to review it annually thereafter.
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On 26 Hyd 2015:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio against charging the first year rate of vehicle tax, which varies substantially based on carbon dioxide emissions, for the subsequent two years as well; against a variable rate of vehicle tax based on carbon dixoide emissions for vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017 and to charge additional tax on vehicles costing over £40,000.
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On 8 Med 2015:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Application of Climate Change Levy Tax to Electricity Generated from Renewable Sources
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On 14 Gor 2015:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio in favour of the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, increased the minimum wage, replaced student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
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On 14 Gor 2015:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio to apply the tax on non-domestic electricity supplies known as the climate change levy to electricity generated from renewable sources.
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On 4 Rha 2013:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio against allowing carbon dioxide emissions limits to be set in respect of existing stations which fit pollution abatement equipment.
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On 4 Meh 2013:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio against requiring the setting of a target range for the amount of carbon dioxide (or other greenhouse gases) produced per unit of electricity generated.
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On 4 Meh 2013:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio to reform the energy market with regard to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, securing supply, affordability for consumers and increasing generation from renewable sources.
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On 3 Meh 2013:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Energy Bill- Clause 42 — Exemption from Carbon Dioxide Emission Limits During Commissioning of Electricity Generation Plants Using Carbon Capture and Storage
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On 19 Rha 2012:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio to reform the energy market with regard to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, securing supply, affordability for consumers and increasing generation from renewable sources.
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On 17 Hyd 2012:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause 22 — UK Green Investment Bank — Duty to Support Climate Change Act Targets
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On 17 Hyd 2012:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading
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On 11 Meh 2012:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading
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On 28 Hyd 2008:
Mark Pritchard Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar Climate Change Bill — Third Reading (and other amendments)
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On 9 Meh 2008:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Climate Change Bill — Second Reading
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On 24 Meh 2019:
Approve: Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019
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On 18 Mai 2022:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights
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On 23 Tach 2021:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Health and Care Bill — Third Reading
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On 14 Gor 2021:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio for NHS reforms and reorganisations intended to ensure integration and coordination both within the NHS and between the NHS and local councils as well as to make virginity checking and hymen reconstruction an offence.
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On 14 Gor 2021:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio for NHS reforms and reorganisations intended to ensure integration and coordination both within the NHS and between the NHS and local councils as well as to make virginity checking and hymen reconstruction an offence.
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On 5 Chw 2020:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio not to call on the Government to develop and implement a plan to eliminate the substantial majority of transport emissions by 2030.
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On 24 Hyd 2019:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio against a motion calling on the Government "to rebuild the economy so that it works in the interest of the many, not just handing out rewards to those at the top" and bring forward "a green industrial revolution to decarbonise the economy and boost economic growth".
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On 25 Meh 2019:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019
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On 6 Med 2016:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio to allow the Treasury to increase VAT on the installation of energy saving materials.
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On 9 Mai 2016:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Housing and Planning Bill — Carbon Dioxide Emission Rate and Energy Performance of New Homes
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On 4 Meh 2013:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio against allowing financial incentives for small-scale low-carbon generation of electricity to be paid to plants which were previously too big to be eligible.
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On 14 Med 2011:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Energy Bill — Clause 42 — Bring Forward Date Landlords of Private Rented Homes Must Follow Domestic Energy Efficiency Regulations
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On 21 Hyd 2009:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected
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On 28 Hyd 2008:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio to give the Government powers to set greenhouse gas performance standards on power stations
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On 28 Hyd 2008:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Climate Change Bill — International aviation and shipping emission projections — rejected
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On 28 Hyd 2008:
Mark Pritchard Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar Climate Change Bill — Report on the civil estate
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On 2 Meh 2008:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio to require the National Policy Statement to contain policies which contribute to the mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change.
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On 30 Ebr 2008:
Mark Pritchard wedi pleidleisio to require the Government to establish a renewable energy feed-in tariff
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On 8 Mai 2007:
Mark Pritchard was absent for a vote on Climate Change — new sense of urgency — rejected
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