Skip to main content

Ministerial Duties

Volume 491: debated on Tuesday 21 April 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what public engagements each of the Ministers in his Department have attended since its creation. (255858)

Public engagements undertaken by Ministers in the Department for Energy and Climate Change since its creation are set out as follows.

Secretary of State:

KPMG Speech—27 October 2008

Environment Agency Annual Conference Speech—25 November 2008

Visit to National Grid in Wokingham—26 November 2008

CBI Conference: Speech—2 December 2008

Energy Speech at Imperial College—9 December 2008

Panel discussion with South African Minister at the Foreign Press Association—16 December 2008

Pre-Energy Meeting Dinner at Lancaster House—18 December 2008

London Energy Meeting—19 December 2008

Launch of the Consultation of the Severn Tidal Power Project—26 January 2009

British Council Climate Change Launch—4 February 2009

Oil and Gas All Party Group Reception—9 February 2009

PILOT Dinner—9 February 2009

PILOT—10 February 2009

Heat and Energy Savings Launch—12 February 2009

Launch of the Church of England's Carbon Fast—25 February 2009

DFID Conference: Securing our Common Future—9 March 2009

Nuclear APPG Energy Speech—10 March 2009

Renewable Energy Investors Dinner—16 March 2009

Reception to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Antartic Treaty—23 March 2009

Mike O'Brien:

Climate Change Forum Dinner—9 October 2009

Lynn and Inner Dowsing Wind Farm visit—21 October 2008

British Wind Energy Association BWEA30 Conference—22 October 2008

Coal Forum Meeting—23 October 2008

Reception: The Future of UK Coal—3 November 2008

Parliamentary Reception—Police Dependants' Trust—5 November 2008

Energetix Genlec Micro-CHP launch event—10 November 2008

Ministerial media drinks reception—11 November 2008

Dinner: Worcester Bosch and Intelligent Energy Group—12 November 2008

Chatham House Speech—17 November 2008

The Climate Change Forum—17 November 2008

EEF Low Carbon Economy Event—19 November 2008

Combined Heat and Power Association Annual Conference—19 November 2008

Green Business Events—27 November 2008

Lunch: Coal Industry Society—1 December 2008

Severn Tidal Power Regional Forum—2 December 2008

Christmas Luncheon: Police Dependants' Trust—3 December 2008

3M Parliamentary Dinner—3 December 2008

Nuclear Industry Association Energy Choices conference—4 December 2008

Industry Forum meeting (and lunch): Responsible Corporates and Energy Use—4 December 2008

Keynote Speech: Aldersgate Group—4 December 2008

Offshore visit to Buzzard Oil Rig—9 December 2008

Speech: Micropower Council Christmas Reception—10 December 2008

Reception: The NHS Confederation Christmas Reception—10 December 2008

Associate Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Christmas Reception—11 December 2008

Launch of the Consultation of the Severn Tidal Power Project—26 January 2009

Parliamentary Forum Severn Tidal Power—26 January 2009

Nuclear Development Forum—27 January 2009

Visit to Sizewell—29 January 2009

Chatham House Speech—5 February 2009

Nuclear Lunch: Duke of York—5 February 2009

Chatham House Speech—Middle East—9 February 2009

Oil and Gas All Party Group Reception—9 February 2009

Visit Torness Power Station—10 February 2009

Unite parliamentary group—11 February 2009

Coal UK Annual Conference—26 February 2009

Nuclear Industry Association Supply Chain Speech—3 March

Options for a New Britain—12 March 2009

Areva Supply Chain Event—16 March 2009

Renewable Energy Investors Dinner—16 March 2009

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) International Seminar—18/19 March 2009

Parliamentary Forum Severn Tidal—23 March 2009

Nuclear Industry Association Dinner—23 March 2009

Renewable Energy Association speech—26 March 2009

Ports Investment Seminar—30 March 2009

UK Coal Forum—31 March 2009

Oil and Gas Trade Association Meeting—1 April 2009

Regional Visit for Severn Tidal—2 April 2009

Lord Hunt:

Low Carbon Cars International Experts Meeting—27 October 2008

Climate Change Forum Dinner—17 November 2008

Micropower Generation Council Reception—10 December 2008

New Local Government Network Energy, Climate Change and Innovation Event—13 January 2009

Energy Research Partnership—14 January 2009

Launch of Heat and Energy Saving Strategy—12 February 2009

Low Carbon Industrial Strategy Summit—6 March 2009

Sainsbury dinner on Climate Change and the Environment—17 March 2009

Heat and Energy Saving Consultation Stakeholder Workshop—19 March 2009

Joan Ruddock:

Lacors Climate Change conference—21 October 2008

Visit to Citizens Advice Bureau—23 October 2008

Climate Wise stakeholder event—24 November 2008

Act on C02 event—27 November 2008

National Energy Efficiency Awards—2 December 2008

Climate Change speaking engagement at Japanese Embassy—15 December 2008

Brokering a Global Deal on Climate Change speaking engagement—26 January 2009

National Right to Fuel Campaign stakeholder forum—4 February 2009

Heat and Energy Saving Launch—12 February 2009

Big Energy Shift event—14 February 2009

Sustainable Development Commission public sector event—23 February 2009

UK Green Building Council speaking event—5 March 2009

Middlesbrough Climate Change conference—11 March 2009

OECD event in Paris—12 March 2009

The Municipal Journal's National Conference on Carbon Reduction Commitment—24 March 2009

CERT workshop—25 March 2009

Npower's Green SOS finale—25 March 2009

Westminster Sustainable Business Forum—26 March 2009

Energy Saving Trust stakeholder event—31 March 2009