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Anglian Water Drought Orders

EDM number 386 in 1997-98, proposed by Tom Brake on 03/11/1997.

That this House is alarmed by Anglian Water's application for drought orders to increase the amount of water taken from the River Ouse and River Nene; is concerned that several of the country's most important wetland sites could be damaged by such abstraction, including three internationally important sites for birds, the Ouse Washes, Nene Washes and The Wash, as well as thirteen sites of special scientific interest; is further alarmed by Anglian Water's failure to carry out any adequate assessment of the implications of these drought orders for wildlife or to look for ways to reduce demand and non-essential water use before applying for these drastic measures; and calls upon the Secretary of State to reject these proposals.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tom Brake03/11/1997Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratProposed
David Rendel03/11/1997NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell03/11/1997ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders03/11/1997TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge03/11/1997Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Webb03/11/1997NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis03/11/1997Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Ken Livingstone04/11/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
Edward Davey04/11/1997Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ronnie Fearn04/11/1997SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell04/11/1997Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Taylor04/11/1997Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch05/11/1997HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Godman05/11/1997Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Nigel Jones06/11/1997CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Clapham06/11/1997Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Bill Etherington06/11/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Harry Barnes07/11/1997North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn10/11/1997Islington NorthLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara11/11/1997Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Norman Baker11/11/1997LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Cox13/11/1997TootingLabourSigned
John McDonnell14/11/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Brian White17/11/1997North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Charles ClarkeUnknownWithdrawn

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