Daily List 027

Switzerland.

OECD economic surveys 2009/20. Supplement No. 2.

Corporate Author:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

One of the OECD's periodic survey of the Swiss economy and includes chapters on getting out of the crisis, monetary policy, systemic risks from large financial institutions, lowering the high cost of housing and construction, and raising education outcomes.

• ISBN: 9789264076594
• £40.00

Israel.

OECD economic surveys 2009/21. Supplement No. 3.

Corporate Author:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

This first OECD review of Israel's economy includes chapters covering recent economic developments and policy challenges, the macroeconomic policy framework, education reform, reducing poverty and raising employment rates, and policies affecting the business environment.

• ISBN: 9789264076631
• £40.00

The role of carbon markets in preventing dangerous climate change. fourth report of session 2009-10. , report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence.

House of Commons papers (2009-10) - 290.

Corporate Author:

Environmental Audit Committee

Author:

Tim Yeo (chairman)

Emissions trading is central to the Government's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. This inquiry examines the prospects for a global carbon market and the implications of this for further development of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). It reviews the impact and future prospects for the EU ETS in meeting the Government's twin objectives of reducing emissions at lowest cost and setting a carbon price that delivers investment in low-carbon technologies. The EU ETS has emissions caps set too high to force emitters to make the often costly investment decisions which would reduce emissions. The recession has only served to loosen what little constraint the cap provided. The carbon price has been too low to encourage the necessary investment in low-carbon processes and infrastructure. The cap mechanism therefore needs to be significantly tightened. This should be supported by cancelling 'new entrant reserve' allowances and auctioning as many allowances as possible, rather than giving them away for free (with the revenues possibly hypothecated to climate change measures). The Government should explore the possible use of a carbon tax. It should also encourage more use of allowance auctions with reserve prices, more use of incentives for low-carbon power generation and emissions performance standards for electricity generation. The emphasis should also be on harmonising the approach internationally, and on extending effective emissions trading systems. The Committee lists 19 conclusions and recommendations.

• ISBN: 9780215543776
• £24.50

'Fast and fair?'. a report by the Parliamentary Ombudsman on the UK Border Agency. , fourth report, session 2009-2010.

House of Commons papers (2009-10) - 329.

Author:

Ann Abraham (Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman)

The UK Border Agency and their predecessors have consistently generated a large number of complaints to the Ombudsman, not just in terms of the number of complaints received, but also the number of complaints accepted for investigation and the high proportion which are upheld. The complaints are mostly from people in this country who are facing long delays awaiting a decision on their application to the Agency. Applicants ought to be told what to expect and be safe and properly supported while awaiting a decision and that decision ought to be 'fast and fair'. Delays by the Agency in deciding such applications mean that people who should be given permission to stay are often left unable to support themselves and uncertain as to their future; and those who should be removed remain here, with their chances of eventually being allowed to stay increasing because of the Agency's delay. The Agency's biggest problem is the huge backlog of old asylum applications which has built up over a number of years, leaving hundreds of thousands of applicants waiting for years for a final decision. This report contains summaries of 11 cases which are illustrative of the complaints referred to the Parliamentary Ombudsman about the UK Border Agency. They involve applications for asylum; as well as the Agency's core immigration and nationality work, and applications for residence cards, which confirm rights under European law.

• ISBN: 9780102964295
• £9.50

Thurrock key centre for development and change. a revision to the Regional spatial strategy for the East of England.

Corporate Author:

Government Office for the East of England. Department of Communities and Local Government.

This two-volume report, examines the final outcome of a single-issue review of Policy ETG2 of the Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS) for the East of England, covering Thurrock Key Centre for Development and Change. The need for a robust strategic planning framework to guide the regeneration and redevelopment of Lakeside Basin was identified in the RSS. Lakeside is strategically important as a location within South Essex, as emphasized in the Government's Thames Gateway Delivery Plan 2007. The main report explains how, under this policy review, the northern part of the Lakeside Basin becomes a Regional Centre and forms part of the Regional Structure of Town Centres defined in the East of England Plan. Driving the transformation, and conditional upon accompanying mixed use growth and a range of sustainability measures, is the proposal for a further 50,000m2 of additional net comparison retail floorspace by 2019. A summary of the consultation responses, and how the Secretary of State has considered these, is covered in the Supporting Document. It also sets out how the RSS Review has been informed by Sustainability Appraisal, incorporating requirements for Strategic Environmental Assessment, and how the review satisfies the European Habitats Directive

• ISBN: 9780117540873
• £15.00 for 2 vol. set not sold separately