New Nuclear Build
EDM number 2204 in 2005-06, proposed by Joan Ruddock on 17/05/2006.
That this House believes that the argument for new nuclear build in the UK has not been made; notes that even with an accelerated planning system, new nuclear power stations could not contribute either to plugging the `energy gap' or to carbon reductions by 2020 when existing electricity generating capacity is run down and carbon emissions have to be curbed; further notes that existing electricity generation is provided by 40 per cent. gas, 33 per cent. coal, 19 per cent. nuclear and four per cent. renewables, that massive investment in new infrastructure is providing for a diversity of gas supply from many countries including Norway, with Russian gas only around one per cent. and that new clean coal technologies are now available; further notes that the supply of wind power is growing faster than predicted, and that in Germany wind power capacity is already equivalent to UK nuclear capacity; further believes that new nuclear build would be inconsistent with environmental sustainability, adding to the legacy of highly toxic nuclear waste and the huge public cost of decommissioning and storage; urges the Government to see the bigger picture in which electricity accounts for just 18 per cent. of total energy consumed and energy use by sector was last recorded as 36 per cent. transport, 30 per cent. domestic, 21 per cent. industry and 13 per cent. other; and further urges the Government to recognise the enormous potential for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by energy efficiency and conservation, greater use of combined heat and power, and rapid investment in the full range of renewable technologies, including microgeneration.
This motion has been signed by a total of 97 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Joan Ruddock | 17/05/2006 | Lewisham, Deptford | Labour | Proposed |
Elliot Morley | 17/05/2006 | Scunthorpe | Labour | Seconded |
Mark Lazarowicz | 17/05/2006 | Edinburgh North and Leith | Labour | Seconded |
Alan Whitehead | 17/05/2006 | Southampton, Test | Labour | Seconded |
Nia Griffith | 17/05/2006 | Llanelli | Labour | Seconded |
Helen Goodman | 17/05/2006 | Bishop Auckland | Labour | Seconded |
Julie Morgan | 17/05/2006 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
Michael Meacher | 17/05/2006 | Oldham West and Royton | Labour | Signed |
Peter Soulsby | 17/05/2006 | Leicester South | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 18/05/2006 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Ian Gibson | 18/05/2006 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Dismore | 18/05/2006 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
Paul Holmes | 18/05/2006 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
David Taylor | 22/05/2006 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Signed |
Derek Wyatt | 22/05/2006 | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
Robert Wareing | 22/05/2006 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Stunell | 22/05/2006 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Roger Godsiff | 22/05/2006 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
Paul Flynn | 22/05/2006 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
Mark Durkan | 22/05/2006 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Harry Cohen | 22/05/2006 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
Martin Caton | 22/05/2006 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
Vincent Cable | 22/05/2006 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Chris Mullin | 22/05/2006 | Sunderland South | Labour | Signed |
David Lepper | 22/05/2006 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 22/05/2006 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 22/05/2006 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
Glenda Jackson | 22/05/2006 | Hampstead and Highgate | Labour | Signed |
Colin Challen | 22/05/2006 | Morley and Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
Norman Baker | 23/05/2006 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Ann Cryer | 23/05/2006 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
Desmond Turner | 23/05/2006 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
Joan Walley | 23/05/2006 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
Pete Wishart | 23/05/2006 | Perth and North Perthshire | Scottish National Party | Signed |
John Leech | 23/05/2006 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Emily Thornberry | 23/05/2006 | Islington South and Finsbury | Labour | Signed |
Paul Rowen | 23/05/2006 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mark Williams | 23/05/2006 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Andrew George | 23/05/2006 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Frank Cook | 23/05/2006 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
Michael Clapham | 23/05/2006 | Barnsley West and Penistone | Labour | Signed |
Malcolm Bruce | 23/05/2006 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Colin Breed | 23/05/2006 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Clare Short | 23/05/2006 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Labour | Signed |
Bob Russell | 23/05/2006 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Gordon Prentice | 23/05/2006 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
Mark Hunter | 24/05/2006 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Stephen Williams | 24/05/2006 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Karen Buck | 24/05/2006 | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Labour | Signed |
Dan Rogerson | 24/05/2006 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Linda Riordan | 24/05/2006 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 24/05/2006 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Mark Fisher | 24/05/2006 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Labour | Signed |
Diane Abbott | 24/05/2006 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
Ken Purchase | 24/05/2006 | Wolverhampton North East | Labour | Signed |
John McDonnell | 24/05/2006 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
Frank Doran | 24/05/2006 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
Janet Dean | 24/05/2006 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
Paul Truswell | 25/05/2006 | Pudsey | Labour | Signed |
Lyn Brown | 25/05/2006 | West Ham | Labour | Signed |
John Hemming | 25/05/2006 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Fabian Hamilton | 25/05/2006 | Leeds North East | Labour | Signed |
John Grogan | 25/05/2006 | Selby | Labour | Signed |
Clive Efford | 25/05/2006 | Eltham | Labour | Signed |
David Chaytor | 25/05/2006 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
Annette Brooke | 25/05/2006 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Nick Harvey | 25/05/2006 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Marsha Singh | 25/05/2006 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
Alasdair McDonnell | 05/06/2006 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 05/06/2006 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
John Barrett | 05/06/2006 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Mike Wood | 05/06/2006 | Batley and Spen | Labour | Signed |
Richard Younger-Ross | 05/06/2006 | Teignbridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Doug Naysmith | 06/06/2006 | Bristol North West | Labour | Signed |
Alan Reid | 07/06/2006 | Argyll and Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Susan Kramer | 08/06/2006 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 08/06/2006 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Roger Berry | 12/06/2006 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
David Howarth | 12/06/2006 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Michael Moore | 13/06/2006 | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Tom Brake | 14/06/2006 | Carshalton and Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Dennis Skinner | 19/06/2006 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
Jennifer Willott | 19/06/2006 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Nicholas Clegg | 20/06/2006 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alistair Carmichael | 21/06/2006 | Orkney and Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Dawn Butler | 29/06/2006 | Brent South | Labour | Signed |
Eric Illsley | 29/06/2006 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
Lynne Featherstone | 03/07/2006 | Hornsey and Wood Green | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Simon Hughes | 12/07/2006 | North Southwark and Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Phil Willis | 19/07/2006 | Harrogate and Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Hywel Williams | 25/07/2006 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Jo Swinson | 25/07/2006 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Adam Price | 09/10/2006 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Chris McCafferty | 09/10/2006 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
Frank Dobson | 09/10/2006 | Holborn and St Pancras | Labour | Signed |
Martin Horwood | 09/10/2006 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Greg Mulholland | 09/10/2006 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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