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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BIOMASS (16 May 2005)

Motion Details

That this House recognises the benefits that energy from biomass offers the United Kingdom; believes that it can play a critical role in reducing UK greenhouse gas emissions; notes the significant environmental and economic benefits of using farm and forestry waste as well as specific crops to produce energy and the opportunities that energy crops offer farmers, landowners and rural communities to diversify their activities and rebuild rural economies in a sustainable manner; and calls on the Government to rebalance the renewables obligation away from its bias towards land-based wind power to create the stimulus necessary for the development of a sustainable biomass industry.

Sponsored by:
Sir James Paice (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
62
72%
 
 
Independent
9
10%
 
 
Scottish National Party
4
5%
 
 
Labour
4
5%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
4
5%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (86 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Con
Lord Bellingham
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Con
James Brokenshire
Derek Conway
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Con
Lord Deben
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Con
Philip Dunne
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Christopher Fraser
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Mr Mark Harper
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
John Hemming
Con
Charles Hendry
Con
Adam Holloway
Con
Lord Horam
SNP
Stewart Hosie
Con
Mr Nick Hurd
Con
Mr David Jones
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Ind
Anne Milton
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Lab
Albert Owen
Con
Sir James Paice (Sponsor)
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Mr Mark Prisk
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
LD
John Pugh
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
SNP
Angus Robertson
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
SNP
Alex Salmond
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Lab
David Taylor
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
LD
Roger Williams
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Con
Sir Jeremy Wright
Kenilworth and Southam

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