Events

DODS energy and climate change reception in association with Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA)

On Monday 30th March DODS hosted an energy and climate change reception in association with Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).

The reception was designed to mark the launch of The House Magazine’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) supplement in association with the NWDA.

Steven Broomhead, chief executive of the NWDA said the creation of DECC recognised the increasingly high profile of energy and climate change on both the national and international stage. He commented that the NWDA along with the other RDAs would look forward “to a strong and effective regular dialogue” with DECC.

Broomhead said, “It is very important that we aren’t sidetracked from the energy and climate change agenda by the economic downturn. The Northwest leader also made the link between the green agenda and economic recovery. He added, “Moving to a low carbon economy is the way to build economic recovery as well as sustaining the planet.”

Dr Des Turner MP, Vice-chair of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee also spoke at the reception. Dr Turner said he was “very happy” to see the formation of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and that it would bring about a “step change” in the government’s approach to the way the issues were handled.

Dr Turner argued that the new Department was “probably more important in government than the Treasury […] and the problems DECC is charged with dealing with will be major concerns long after we have forgotten the financial crisis that is rocking the world right now.”

The second year of the DODS Nuclear Dialogue Group was also formally launched at the reception. For more information, please visit epolitix.com/nuclear.

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Celebrating the Success of Tourism in England’s Northwest

The Northwest Regional Development Agency are organising a Reception being hosted by Janet Anderson MP and Helen Southworth MP to Celebrate the Success of Tourism in England’s Northwest, on Thursday 4th December, Terrace Marquee, House of Commons, 1-2:30pm with Felicity Goodey, CBE, DL - Chair of Tourism England's Northwest, and some of the people who are helping to turn the Northwest into an increasingly successful international visitor destination.

Tourism is one of the Northwest's most important industries, contributing over £11Bn a year to the regional economy and attracting a massive 240 million day visitors and 30 million overnight visitors annually. In 2008 the Northwest was home to more national tourism award-winners than any other region, demonstrating the ongoing commitment to developing the quality of this important industry.

This reception promises to be an informative look at how the Northwest regions Tourism industry has been a success story will be an ideal opportunity to meet with key Parliamentarians, stakeholders and partners. Please RSVP by emailing David.holden-locke@nwda.co.uk or calling David Holden-Locke on 01925 400 244 by 1st December 2008.

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