Motion text
That this House welcomes the Elements in danger campaign launched in International Year of the Periodic Table by the Royal Society of Chemistry to raise awareness of rare elements contained in unused mobile phones and devices; understands that there are an estimated 40 million unused gadgets in UK homes and that these electronic devices contain precious elements that are in danger of running out in the next 100 years, and that the majority of households have no plans to recycle them; acknowledges that there is a lack of infrastructure available to disassemble and extract rare elements from mobile devices at scale; recognises that R&D investment is needed to develop large-scale technological solutions that facilitate electronics recycling and recovery of rare elements for a circular economy model, as well as to build sustainability into the product design of devices; and calls on the Government to work in partnership with academia, industry and consumers towards common sustainability goals for rare elements.
Signatures (11)
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.
Whitfield, Martin
Labour
Signed on
3 September 2019
Gaffney, Hugh
Labour
Signed on
4 September 2019
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
4 September 2019
Hopkins, Kelvin
Independent
Signed on
4 September 2019
Jones, Ruth
Labour
Signed on
4 September 2019
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 September 2019
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.