PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
GOVERNMENT'S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY (6 December 1999)

Motion Details

That this House congratulates the Government upon its manifesto commitment to reduce United Kingdom carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent. based on 1990 levels by 2010; further congratulates the Prime Minister for making it clear in the House that this is 'not a conditional target' (Official Report, 24th June 1997, columns 687-8); fully supports the Deputy Prime Minister's statement at the Fifth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Climate Change in Bonn in November in which he stressed the need for urgent domestic action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and that the Kyoto commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 12.5 per cent. between 2008 and 2012 is only a starting point, and emphasised his commitment to the domestic target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent. by 2010; looks forward to the setting out and introduction of policies and measures to meet both the Kyoto and the 20 per cent. Manifesto targets in the Government's forthcoming Climate Change Strategy; and acknowledges that this will enable the Government to continue to lead the international battle against dangerous climate change.

Sponsored by:
Mr Tony Colman (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
66
73%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
10
11%
 
 
Independent
5
6%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
3
3%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Scottish National Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (90 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lothian East
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Ind
Mr Martin Bell
Lab
Hilary Benn
Leeds South
Lab
Mr Tony Benn
Lab
Mr Gerry Bermingham
Lab
Mr Ben Bradshaw
LD
Dr Peter Brand
Lab
Ms Karen Buck
Lab
Christine Butler
Lab
Sir Alan Campbell
Tynemouth
Lab
Lord Campbell-Savours
Ind
Dennis Canavan
Lab
Mr Jamie Cann
LD
Lord Chidgey
Lab
Mr Malcolm Chisholm
Lab
Lord Clark of Windermere
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
PC
Cynog Dafis
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Mr Ron Davies
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
SNP
Mrs Margaret Ewing
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
Lab
Mrs Maria Fyfe
Lab
Barry Gardiner
Brent West
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Lab
Bernie Grant
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Mr John Gunnell
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Lab
Mr Ivan Henderson
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Mr Jon Owen Jones
Lab
Ms Jenny Jones
LD
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lab
Mrs Jackie Lawrence
Lab
David Lepper
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
Lab
Mr John McAllion
Lab
Steve McCabe
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
Lord Moonie
Lab
Mr Jim Murphy
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Lab
Ian Pearson
Lab
Lord Pendry
Lab
Sir Raymond Powell
Lab
Lawrie Quinn
Lab
Lord Radice
Lab
Bill Rammell
Lab
Syd Rapson
LD
Mr David Rendel
Lab
Mr Allan Rogers
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Lord Rowlands
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Lab
Lord Snape
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Lab
Lord Temple-Morris
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Lab
Gareth Thomas
Harrow West
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
UUP
Sir Cecil Walker
Lab
Brian White
Lab
Dr Alan Whitehead
PC
Lord Wigley
Lab
Dr Alan Williams
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
Lab
Tony Worthington
Lab
Mr Jimmy Wray

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