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The latest ministerial speeches, statements and articles from the planning, building and environment site.

• From Copenhagen to Croydon

  Speech by Communities Secretary John Denham to the LGA, IDeA and Energy Saving Trust climate change conference and exhibition 2010.

  • Added: 28 January 2010
  • Speech by The Rt Hon John Denham MP

• Sustainable Homes

  Written Ministerial Statement by Housing Minister John Healey on 16 December 2009.

  • Added: 16 December 2009
  • Statement by The Rt Hon John Healey MP

• Town and Country Planning Association Annual Conference 2009: social justice, climate change and planning

  Speech by Housing Minister John Healey to the Town and Country Planning Association Annual Conference 2009: social justice, climate change and planning

  • Added: 1 December 2009
  • Speech by The Rt Hon John Healey MP

• Zero Carbon Standards (New Buildings)

  Written Ministerial Statement by Housing Minister John Healey on 24 November 2009.

  • Added: 24 November 2009
  • Statement by The Rt Hon John Healey MP

• Eco-towns and zero carbon homes

  Written statement by Housing and Planning Minister John Healey on eco-towns and zero carbon homes.

  • Added: 16 July 2009
  • Statement by The Rt Hon John Healey MP

• Why the bits between the buildings matter

  Speech by Minister for Housing and Planning, Margaret Beckett, at the Park City Conference held by CABE and Natural England.

  • Added: 24 March 2009
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP

• The Hallmarks of a Sustainable City

  Speech by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears at an event held by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) to launch their Sustainable Cities initiative.

  • Added: 5 March 2009
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

• The Future of Green Building in Britain

  Speech by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett at the 2009 Ecobuild conference.

  • Added: 4 March 2009
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP

• The Green Changing Rooms: Retrofitting the existing housing stock

  Speech by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett to an Homes & Communities Agency / Cambridge Econometrics conference on decarbonising the existing UK housing stock.

  • Added: 24 February 2009
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP

• The Quiet Revolution: Retro-fitting the Housing Stock

  Speech by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett at the launch of the Heat and Energy Savings Strategy.

  • Added: 12 February 2009
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP

• Fighting Climate Change: a Shared Responsibility

  Speech by Communities Sectretary Hazel Blears at the launch of the Heat and Energy Savings Strategy.

  • Added: 12 February 2009
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

• Launch of the Killian Pretty Review

  Speech by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett at the launch of the Killian Pretty Review.

  • Added: 24 November 2008
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP

• Housing and Planning Delivery Grant

  Statement by Margaret Beckett, Minister for Housing, regarding final allocations of the first round of £101 million of Housing and Planning Delivery Grant.

  • Added: 10 November 2008
  • Statement by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP

• English Partnerships Open Meeting 2008

  Speech by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears at the final annual open meeting held by English Partnerships.

  • Added: 16 October 2008
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

• Politicians in Planning Network Conference 2008

  Speech made by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears at the Politicians in Planning Network Conference "Places Need Vision".

  • Added: 11 October 2008
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

• Energy Performance of Buildings

  Speech by Iain Wright MP at an event to mark the final roll out of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).

  • Added: 1 October 2008
  • Speech by Iain Wright MP

• RTPI Annual Convention 2008

  Speech by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears to the Royal Town Planning Institute's annual convention.

  • Added: 10 July 2008
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

• Better planning, better outcomes

  Speech by Planning Minister Caroline Flint at the New Local Government Network conference.

  • Added: 4 June 2008
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP

• Beauty vs. brutality

  Speech by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears to a conference on planning hosted by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).

  • Added: 25 March 2008
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

• Quality of life, not just quantity of homes

  Speech by Housing Minister Caroline Flint to the Ecobuild 2008 conference.

  • Added: 27 February 2008
  • Speech by The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP