Dizzy Thinks (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Every now and again you get a sequence of questions in hansard that garner some great information and then hit a brick wall at the end that makes you think "hmmm how very convenient". Take for example: Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many legal proceedings naming his Department as a defending party are ongoing or unresolved; and if he will...
Raedwald (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
The Telegraph reports that Cameron has asked his front bench to find a few moments in their busy private business schedules to comb through Whitehall budgets for savings in their policy areas. Well, here's a start for Peter Ainsworth, shadow DEFRA minister. Back in July I looked in detail at just one area, food and farming regulation. I estimated that the direct national costs of regulation are about...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
A Leading Conservative is visiting the county to learn about a local council initiative. Shadow Environment Minister Peter Ainsworth was so impressed with North Kesteven's WatchNK initiative he has decided to see it action.
Liberal Burblings (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
This is Peter Ainsworth, the Conservative environment spokesman, and a remarkably open Q&A in Guardian 2 today (yes I got that far - a symptom of a longish train journey to the other side of London and back). He owns a people carrier and has a carbon footprint of 16 tonnes a year. Well, at least he knows what his footprint is and acknowledges that the people carrier is a "guilty secret" while
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Peter Ainsworth, politician
The Independent (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Britain must not let the global economic turmoil deflect it from taking action to cut carbon emissions and reduce its dependency on foreign oil supplies, Peter Ainsworth, the shadow Environment Secretary, warned. He told the conference that the Conservatives "must and will hold fast to the green agenda".
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Tory environment spokesman reveals healing powers
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Britain must "hold fast" to its green agenda despite the economic crisis shadow environment secretary Peter Ainsworth has insisted.
Despatch Blog (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Westminster Village has been awash with rumours that Theresa Villiers is due for the chop in Cameron’s approaching reshuffle. Along with Peter Ainsworth who is apparently wounded and bloodied from battles with Alan Duncan’s BERR shadow team and incredibly the brilliant David Willetts, Ms Villiers has been rumoured to be reshuffled out of the Shadow Cabinet for some time. Tory and Labour MPs concede,...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Climate Change: How to be Blue & Green 12.30pm-2pm ICC, Hall 9 Organised by the Conservative Women's Organisation & Oxfam Chair: Iain Dale. Speakers: Andrew Mitchell MP, Peter Ainsworth, Barbara Stocking (Oxfam), Tony Hawkhead (Groundwork). People Like Us: Is British Society fairly reflected in Parliament? 6.15-7.30pm Jubilee & Kohinoor Room, Copthorne Hotel, Paradise Circus Organised by the Hansard...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
My Telegraph column today looks at how David Cameron may reshuffle his Shadow Cabinet once Gordon Brown has completed his own reshuffle. The main guesses predictions are... Edward Garnier to become Shadow Attorney General Ed Vaizey to replace Peter Ainsworth at Environment Theresa Villiers to move from Transport Greg Clark to replace David Willetts at Innovation, Universities & Skills Maria Miller...
Conservative Party (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Peter Ainsworth has described a report on levels of litter in England as "depressing."
Scully's Blog Spot (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Peter Ainsworth MP came to Carshalton & Wallington yesterday to see the effects of the unpopular green garden waste charge. The 4000-strong petition compiled by Conservative Parliamentary candidate Ken Andrew certainly demonstrated the depth of feeling amongst residents. Peter is the Shadow Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - not many ministries have snappy titles- and so has a strangely...
Tim Worstall (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Isit actually necessary for an environmental spokesman to be an economic fathead? Or is it the pose that is necessary? Answers on a postcard to Peter Ainsworth please. At a time of rising food prices we should be increasing our food security not becoming ever more reliant on imports for produce that can be grown in the [...]
Conservative Party (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Peter Ainsworth has called on the Government to prevent valuable wheat from being left to "rot in the field".
