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Reappraisal Of The Severn Barrage Project

EDM number 1476 in 2006-07, proposed by Stephen Williams on 15/05/2007.

That this House notes that the need for reliable and renewable sources of energy has intensified in recent years and that the River Severn, with the second largest tidal range in the world, has the potential to contribute towards building a more sustainable energy resource for the UK; further notes that, as one of the objectives of the forthcoming Energy White Paper will be to address the growing concerns over fulfilling the UK's sustainable energy requirements, the case for the Severn Barrage project deserves to be revisited; further notes that the Severn Barrage has the potential to become a renewable and sustainable option in the UK's energy mix, as it would produce 5 per cent. of current UK electricity needs and reduce UK carbon output by 3 per cent., and that the Barrage is also able to prevent flooding in Somerset, Gloucestershire and South Wales; and calls on the Government to include an urgent reappraisal of the Severn Barrage as one of the options in the forthcoming Energy White Paper.

This motion has been signed by a total of 51 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Stephen Williams15/05/2007Bristol WestLiberal DemocratProposed
Roger Berry15/05/2007KingswoodLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins15/05/2007Luton NorthLabourSeconded
John Gummer15/05/2007Suffolk CoastalConservativeSeconded
Paul Flynn15/05/2007Newport WestLabourSeconded
Daniel Kawczynski15/05/2007Shrewsbury and AtchamConservativeSeconded
Andrew George15/05/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley16/05/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis16/05/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Graham Stringer16/05/2007Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock16/05/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Francis16/05/2007AberavonLabourSigned
Derek Conway16/05/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Martin Caton16/05/2007GowerLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell16/05/2007Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Elfyn Llwyd16/05/2007Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Lynne Jones16/05/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Simpson16/05/2007Upper BannDUPSigned
Brian Jenkins17/05/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Vincent Cable17/05/2007TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean17/05/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis17/05/2007Barnsley East and MexboroughLabourSigned
Jo Swinson17/05/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Jabez Foster18/05/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Mark Hunter21/05/2007CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming21/05/2007Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Rob Marris21/05/2007Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Mark Harper21/05/2007Forest of DeanConservativeSigned
Paul Holmes22/05/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Baker22/05/2007LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies22/05/2007Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
William McCrea23/05/2007South AntrimDUPSigned
Colin Breed23/05/2007South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey23/05/2007Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington24/05/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Martin Horwood24/05/2007CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Dan Rogerson24/05/2007North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams04/06/2007Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Kerry McCarthy04/06/2007Bristol EastLabourSigned
John Leech04/06/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams04/06/2007ConwyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer05/06/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Malcolm Bruce07/06/2007GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh11/06/2007SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey11/06/2007North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson13/06/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley20/06/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Christopher Huhne16/07/2007EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Pelling25/07/2007Croydon CentralConservativeSigned
Desmond Turner26/07/2007Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Paul Rowen29/10/2007RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned

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