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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BIOMASS (26 November 2003)

Motion Details

That this House acknowledges the benefits that energy from biomass offers the United Kingdom; recognises that it can play a critical role in reducing our greenhouse gas emissions; notes that significant environmental and economic benefits of using farm waste, such as slurry and poultry litter, to produce energy; and understands that in the wider context biomass and specifically energy crops offer farmers, landowners and rural communities existing new opportunities to diversify their activities and rebuild their rural economies in a sustainable manner.

Sponsored by:
Dame Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
52
78%
 
 
Independent
4
6%
 
 
Labour
3
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Not Available
2
3%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
3%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (67 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
Con
Mr John Baron
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Derek Conway
Con
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Mark Field
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Grayling
Con
Damian Green
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Charles Hendry
Con
Mr Mark Hoban
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Rob Marris
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Mr George Osborne
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman (Sponsor)
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Mr John D. Taylor
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Lab
Brian White
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Mr Tim Yeo

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