PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SMALL SCALE HYDRO POWER (8 June 2015)

Motion Details

That this House notes the successful development of small scale hydro supported via Feed-in-Tariff, with 177 MW of small scale hydro now available in Scotland, which represents 75 per cent of UK capacity; recognises the importance of this additional clean energy generation at a time of tightening electricity capacity margins and concerns over climate change; further notes the benefits to the renewable energy and construction sectors in terms of protecting jobs in these sectors; further notes that hydro has the lowest lifetime cost of all renewable technologies; shares the concerns of Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association about the impact of the proposed deep cuts to the Feed-In-Tariff for small scale hydro; further notes the consistent representations made on this issue by the Scottish Government over the last year; and urges the Government to reconsider its plans and instead ensure a more planned and gradual reduction in support for small scale hydro, thus ensuring this popular and clean source of electricity is maximised.

Sponsored by:
Callum McCaig (Scottish National Party)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Scottish National Party
31
58%
 
 
Labour
10
19%
 
 
Independent
6
11%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
4%
 
 
Conservative
2
4%
 
 
Green Party
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (53 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh
Lab
Mr David Anderson
SNP
Richard Arkless
SNP
Ian Blackford
SNP
Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
SNP
Philip Boswell
SNP
Deidre Brock
SNP
Alan Brown
Con
Dr Lisa Cameron
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
SNP
Joanna Cherry
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
SNP
Ronnie Cowan
SNP
Angela Crawley
SNP
Martyn Day
SNP
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Lab
Paul Flynn
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Con
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
SNP
Patrick Grady
SNP
Neil Gray
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Green
Caroline Lucas
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Fiona Mactaggart
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
SNP
Callum McCaig (Sponsor)
SNP
Stuart C McDonald
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Ind
Natalie McGarry
SNP
John McNally
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
SNP
Carol Monaghan
SNP
Dr Paul Monaghan
SNP
Gavin Newlands
SNP
Brendan O'Hara
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
SNP
Kirsten Oswald
Lab
Yasmin Qureshi
Bolton South and Walkden
Lab
Christina Rees
SNP
Angus Robertson
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
SNP
Chris Stephens
SNP
Alison Thewliss
SNP
Owen Thompson
SNP
Mike Weir
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford
LD
Mr Mark Williams
SNP
Corri Wilson
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire

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