From the Guardian:

It was, Ed Davey says, his strong views on the environment that pushed him into becoming politically active – and following his sudden promotion to energy and climate change secretary last week, he now has a fantastic opportunity to act on his concerns and play a crucial role in developing a cleaner, safer future.

From Money Saving Expert:

It’s rare (well it never happens actually) a Secretary of State calls me out of the blue, especially in his first week in the job. Yet Ed Davey, the new cabinet minister responsible for energy and climate change, has done just that.

In a nutshell, it was all about him wanting MSE (and others) to launch a collective switching service.

From Huffington Post UK:

New Energy Secretary Ed Davey claimed British companies were "leading the world" in creating green jobs and improving energy efficiency on Monday.

Speaking on his first ministerial visit since replacing Chris Huhne in the role, Davey said he had been a "lifelong supporter" of renewable energy.

On my appointment as the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change:

This is a sad day because Chris Huhne has had a real vision for a green economy and he’s done fabulous work as Secretary of State.

I’ve now got to take up the challenges - the challenge of climate change, the challenge of energy security.

From the Surrey Comet:

Edward Davey has entered the Cabinet after being promoted to energy secretary today.

His Liberal Democrat colleague Chris Huhne quit this morning after learning he would be charged with lying about a speeding offence.

Downing Street confirmed his appointment moments ago.

This isn’t an article about the euro zone. It’s also not a gloomy article on Europe. Instead, I’m arguing that, amidst the despair, there are unreported signs of hope in Europe – that could matter in the Royal Borough of Kingston.

Europe and growth

To tackle unemployment and improve living standards, we need our economy to start growing again.

The long-delayed announcement of extra carriages on some of Waterloo’s busiest routes and the use of platform 20 from the former Eurostar station for commuter services has been welcomed by Kingston and Surbiton’s Lib Dem MP, Edward Davey.

Kingston Hospital continues to perform well and improve, despite all the pressures, according to a raft of new figures and reports.

Fixing the economy is the Coalition Government’s top priority. And cutting Britain’s largest ever peacetime deficit remains critical to that - with tough decisions on public spending.

[img_assist|nid=486|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=304|height=228]Kingston could soon benefit from a local credit union, following a recent change to the law and new pumppriming capital from the Council. As a credit union is a not-for-profit lender, Kingston’s credit union could provide loans at competitive rates to people struggling with their finances.

EDWARD DAVEY challenges FOCUS teams to enter for a new Innovation Challenge Prize……

This week in my role as Consumer Affairs Minister, I’ve launched a new Innovation Challenge prize for collective purchase, in association with Co-operatives UK.

The idea is a simple one – and an old one. When people club together, they can get things cheaper. Or afford better quality.

We’ve all been there. A direct debit comes out days before pay day and pushes you ever so slightly over your overdraft limit, so you get whacked with a massive penalty fee by your bank. You step into a high street shop and are given the hard sell for a store card, you’re tempted by the discount and end up saddled with a stonking great interest rate you didn’t even realise you were signing up to.

There are parts of Government that are more “fun” than others.

It’s all serious stuff, of course, but when I discovered I was Minister for Time, and then last summer was given new responsibilities as Minister for Weather and Maps, I knew someone, somewhere had a sense of humour.

Bank holidays and British Summer Time

Edward Davey MP for Kingston and Surbiton today joined the Countryside Alliance Foundation’s Campaign to get an entitlement for outdoor education placed on the national curriculum.

Edward Davey, Kingston and Surbiton MP, has launched his annual children’s Christmas card competition for the 12th year running. The competition is open to any young person living in or at school in his constituency.

This year’s theme will be “London’s Olympics- a present to the world”.