Early Day Motions

MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2048: tabled on 08 October 2007

Tabled in the 2006-07 session.

This motion has been signed by 119 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House supports the Merton Rule, initiated by Merton Council, requiring all new developments to include measures to generate at least 10 per cent. of their energy through on-site renewable energy technologies where viable; notes that some 140 councils are following this example; further supports existing government Planning Policy Statement 22 (PPS 22), which urges that local planning authorities should consider the opportunity for incorporating renewable energy projects in all new developments; further supports the views expressed by the Minister for Housing and Planning in the House on 8th June last year that `it is essential that all authorities should follow this example' and that `the Government expects all authorities to include policies in their development plans that require a percentage of energy in new developments to come from on-site energy'; further supports the views of the same Minister in a letter to the Sustainable Energy Partnership dated 2nd October that `the Rule has acted as a real incentive to provide local renewable energy and cut carbon emissions'; is therefore very concerned that the latest draft of the Climate Change PPS to be published shortly undermines the Rule by requiring councils to avoid authority-wide blanket requirements for on-site renewable energy, thus preventing them from applying it to all new developments; and therefore calls on the Minister to ensure that the proposed weakening of PPS 22 does not appear in the final published Climate Change PPS.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Caton, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 8 October 2007
Gower
Primary
Whitehead, Dr Alan
Labour
Signed on 8 October 2007
Southampton, Test
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 8 October 2007
Worthing West
Russell, Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 October 2007
Colchester
McCarthy, Kerry
Labour
Signed on 8 October 2007
Bristol East
Drew, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 8 October 2007
Stroud

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on 22 October 2007
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Ainger, Nick
Labour
Signed on 23 October 2007
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Ainsworth, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 15 October 2007
East Surrey
Alexander, Danny
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 October 2007
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Anderson, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 11 October 2007
Blaydon
Austin, John
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Erith and Thamesmead
Baker, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2007
Lewes
Barker, Gregory
Conservative
Signed on 15 October 2007
Bexhill and Battle
Battle, John
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Leeds West
Benyon, Mr Richard
Conservative
Signed on 15 October 2007
Newbury
Berry, Dr Roger
Labour
Signed on 16 October 2007
Kingswood
Borrow, Mr David S.
Labour
Signed on 29 October 2007
South Ribble
Breed, Mr Colin
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 October 2007
South East Cornwall
Brooke, Annette
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2007
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Bruce, Malcolm
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 29 October 2007
Gordon
Burgon, Colin
Labour
Signed on 25 October 2007
Elmet
Burt, Lorely
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 23 October 2007
Solihull
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Blyth Valley
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 23 October 2007
Orkney and Shetland
Challen, Colin
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Morley and Rothwell
Chaytor, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 16 October 2007
Bury North
Clapham, Mr Michael
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Barnsley West and Penistone
Clark, Ms Katy
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
North Ayrshire and Arran
Cohen, Harry
Labour
Signed on 19 October 2007
Leyton and Wanstead
Connarty, Michael
Labour
Signed on 22 October 2007
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Cook, Frank
Labour
Signed on 22 October 2007
Stockton North
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 11 October 2007
Islington North
Cryer, Mrs Ann
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2007
Keighley
Davies, Dai
Independent
Signed on 11 October 2007
Blaenau Gwent
Dean, Mrs Janet
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Burton
Dismore, Mr Andrew
Labour
Signed on 15 October 2007
Hendon
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 11 October 2007
Heywood and Middleton
Dobson, Frank
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2007
Holborn and St. Pancras
Doran, Mr Frank
Labour
Signed on 25 October 2007
Aberdeen North
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 9 October 2007
Foyle
Efford, Clive
Labour
Signed on 16 October 2007
Eltham
Etherington, Bill
Labour
Signed on 15 October 2007
Sunderland North
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2007
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Newport West
Foster, Michael Jabez
Labour
Signed on 22 October 2007
Hastings and Rye
Francis, Dr Hywel
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Aberavon
Gapes, Mike
Labour
Signed on 16 October 2007
Ilford South
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 8 October 2007
St. Ives
Gerrard, Mr Neil
Labour
Signed on 8 October 2007
Walthamstow
Gibson, Dr Ian
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Norwich North
Gilroy, Linda
Labour
Signed on 25 October 2007
Plymouth, Sutton
Hamilton, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 24 October 2007
Midlothian
Hammond, Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 17 October 2007
Wimbledon
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 October 2007
Portsmouth South
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 18 October 2007
Birmingham, Yardley
Holmes, Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 October 2007
Chesterfield
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 18 October 2007
Luton North
Howarth, David
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2007
Cambridge
Huhne, Chris
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2007
Eastleigh
Humble, Mrs Joan
Labour
Signed on 16 October 2007
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
Hunter, Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2007
Cheadle
Iddon, Dr Brian
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Bolton South East
Illsley, Mr Eric
Labour
Signed on 29 October 2007
Barnsley Central
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Hampstead and Highgate
Jones, Lynne
Labour
Signed on 9 October 2007
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Jones, Mr Martyn
Labour
Signed on 19 October 2007
Clwyd South
Keen, Alan
Labour
Signed on 29 October 2007
Feltham and Heston
Keetch, Mr Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 October 2007
Hereford
Lait, Mrs Jacqui
Conservative
Signed on 25 October 2007
Beckenham
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 9 October 2007
Manchester, Withington
Lepper, David
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Brighton, Pavilion
Levitt, Tom
Labour
Signed on 23 October 2007
High Peak
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 15 October 2007
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2007
Mid Worcestershire
Mates, Mr Michael
Conservative
Signed on 24 October 2007
East Hampshire
McCafferty, Chris
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Calder Valley
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 10 October 2007
Belfast South
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Hayes and Harlington
McIntosh, Miss Anne
Conservative
Signed on 15 October 2007
Vale of York
Moffatt, Laura
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Crawley
Morley, Elliot
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Scunthorpe
Naysmith, Dr Doug
Labour
Signed on 22 October 2007
Bristol North West
O'Hara, Mr Edward
Labour
Signed on 25 October 2007
Knowsley South
Öpik, Lembit
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 24 October 2007
Montgomeryshire
Paice, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 15 October 2007
South East Cambridgeshire
Prosser, Gwyn
Labour
Signed on 22 October 2007
Dover
Pugh, Dr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 October 2007
Southport
Rogerson, Dan
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 October 2007
North Cornwall
Rowen, Paul
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 25 October 2007
Rochdale
Sanders, Mr Adrian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 22 October 2007
Torbay
Sharma, Virendra
Labour
Signed on 15 October 2007
Ealing, Southall
Short, Clare
Independent Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Birmingham, Ladywood
Simpson, Alan
Labour
Signed on 22 October 2007
Nottingham South
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 10 October 2007
Upper Bann
Singh, Mr Marsha
Labour
Signed on 18 October 2007
Bradford West
Smith, Sir Robert
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 October 2007
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Soulsby, Sir Peter
Labour
Signed on 15 October 2007
Leicester South
Stoate, Dr Howard
Labour
Signed on 25 October 2007
Dartford
Strang, Dr Gavin
Labour
Signed on 11 October 2007
Edinburgh East
Stunell, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2007
Hazel Grove
Swinson, Jo
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 October 2007
East Dunbartonshire
Taylor, David
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
North West Leicestershire
Thurso, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 October 2007
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Truswell, Mr Paul
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Pudsey
Turner, Dr Desmond
Labour
Signed on 11 October 2007
Brighton, Kemptown
Vis, Dr Rudi
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2007
Finchley and Golders Green
Walley, Joan
Labour
Signed on 24 October 2007
Stoke-on-Trent North
Waltho, Lynda
Labour
Signed on 8 October 2007
Stourbridge
Weir, Mr Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 October 2007
Angus
Wiggin, Bill
Conservative
Signed on 15 October 2007
Leominster
Williams, Mrs Betty
Labour
Signed on 15 October 2007
Conwy
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 10 October 2007
Caernarfon
Williams, Mr Roger
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 October 2007
Brecon and Radnorshire
Williams, Stephen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 October 2007
Bristol West
Willis, Mr Phil
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 11 October 2007
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Willott, Jenny
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 October 2007
Cardiff Central
Wood, Mike
Labour
Signed on 24 October 2007
Batley and Spen
Yeo, Mr Tim
Conservative
Signed on 19 October 2007
South Suffolk

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.