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Cap On Renewables Obligation Certificates For Cofiring With Biomass

EDM number 1504 in 2005-06, proposed by John Grogan on 26/01/2006.

That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to secure, sustainable and affordable energy and a balanced mix of electricity generation; notes that cofiring biomass with coal is significantly lowering carbon dioxide emissions and appreciates the potential for further reductions; observes with regret the Government's decision to reduce the cap on renewables obligation certificates (ROCs) for cofiring with biomass from 25 per cent. to 10 per cent. effective from 1st April, representing a 60 per cent. cut in the use of biomass; is concerned that this may lead to an over-supply of cofired ROCs, causing a collapse in their price and a consequent loss of confidence in the short-term energy crop market for farmers and the suppliers of biomass; and therefore calls on the Government to revise the Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2004, or alter the ROC pricing system to prevent a collapse in the market.

This motion has been signed by a total of 81 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Grogan26/01/2006SelbyLabourProposed
Richard Ottaway26/01/2006Croydon SouthConservativeSeconded
Michael Penning26/01/2006Hemel HempsteadConservativeSeconded
Glenda Jackson30/01/2006Hampstead and HighgateLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley30/01/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink30/01/2006Castle PointConservativeSeconded
David Hamilton30/01/2006MidlothianLabourSigned
David Taylor30/01/2006North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Desmond Turner30/01/2006Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
John Whittingdale30/01/2006Maldon and East ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Michael Ancram31/01/2006DevizesConservativeSigned
Roger Williams31/01/2006Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Paddy Tipping31/01/2006SherwoodLabourSigned
Mike Hancock31/01/2006Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Gibson31/01/2006Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn31/01/2006Newport WestLabourSigned
Michael Clapham31/01/2006Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell31/01/2006East LondonderryDUPSigned
Lynne Jones31/01/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
John McDonnell31/01/2006Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd31/01/2006Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Jeff Ennis31/01/2006Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Janet Dean01/02/2006BurtonLabourSigned
Mark Durkan01/02/2006FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew Dismore01/02/2006HendonLabourSigned
Derek Conway01/02/2006Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Martin Caton01/02/2006GowerLabourSigned
Richard Burden01/02/2006Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Alan Meale01/02/2006MansfieldLabourSigned
Gordon Prentice01/02/2006PendleLabourSigned
David Drew02/02/2006StroudLabourSigned
Hywel Williams02/02/2006CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Ann Cryer06/02/2006KeighleyLabourSigned
David Borrow06/02/2006South RibbleLabourSigned
Jo Swinson07/02/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Angela Watkinson07/02/2006UpminsterConservativeSigned
Robert Walter07/02/2006North DorsetConservativeSigned
Norman Baker07/02/2006LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins07/02/2006TamworthLabourSigned
Annette Brooke07/02/2006Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson07/02/2006Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Nick Harvey07/02/2006North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch08/02/2006HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Lamb08/02/2006North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Moore08/02/2006Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey08/02/2006Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster08/02/2006BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Mary Creagh08/02/2006WakefieldLabourSigned
Dan Rogerson08/02/2006North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Helen Goodman09/02/2006Bishop AucklandLabourSigned
John Hemming09/02/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley13/02/2006Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Colin Challen13/02/2006Morley and RothwellLabourSigned
Nicholas Clegg13/02/2006Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Banks13/02/2006Ochil and South PerthshireLabourSigned
Bill Etherington14/02/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Tim Farron14/02/2006Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Jennifer Willott14/02/2006Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Olner15/02/2006NuneatonLabourSigned
Evan Harris15/02/2006Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Marsha Singh16/02/2006Bradford WestLabourSigned
Lembit 16/02/2006MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Dobbin16/02/2006Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Martin Horwood16/02/2006CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Hurd16/02/2006Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Jeremy Wright16/02/2006Rugby and KenilworthConservativeSigned
Pete Wishart27/02/2006Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Anne Milton27/02/2006GuildfordConservativeSigned
Daniel Kawczynski27/02/2006Shrewsbury and AtchamConservativeSigned
Sammy Wilson27/02/2006East AntrimDUPSigned
Betty Williams27/02/2006ConwyLabourSigned
John Austin27/02/2006Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne27/02/2006Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Robert Key28/02/2006SalisburyConservativeSigned
David Crausby02/03/2006Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Mark Todd02/03/2006South DerbyshireLabourSigned
John Barrett07/03/2006Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Greg Mulholland09/03/2006Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Pelling23/03/2006Croydon CentralConservativeSigned
Matthew Taylor18/04/2006Truro and St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
John Gummer19/04/2006Suffolk CoastalConservativeSigned

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