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Bioenergy

EDM number 17 in 2007-08, proposed by James Paice on 06/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Agriculture, Agriculture and environment, Asia, Energy, Environmental protection, Latin America, Nature conservation and Renewable energy.

That this House recognises the important role bioenergy can play in tackling climate change while encouraging energy security and increasing opportunities for farmers and rural communities; regrets that bioenergy represents only 1.5 per cent. of the total UK energy supply; is nevertheless alarmed by the environmental threat posed by the production for bioenergy of palm oil, sugar cane and soya in South East Asia and South America, the expansion of which is leading to a destruction of tropical forests and other highly prized ecosystems, such as the Cerrado in Brazil; calls on the Government to introduce as a matter of urgency a carbon and sustainability assurance scheme that reflects the impact of bioenergy throughout its life-cycle; urges the European Union to follow suit in developing Europe-wide assurance schemes; and calls on the Government to encourage a sustainable bioenergy sector through an ethical Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation.

This motion has been signed by a total of 50 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
James Paice06/11/2007South East CambridgeshireConservativeProposed
Peter Ainsworth06/11/2007East SurreyConservativeSeconded
Bill Wiggin06/11/2007LeominsterConservativeSeconded
Gregory Barker06/11/2007Bexhill and BattleConservativeSeconded
Anne McIntosh06/11/2007Vale of YorkConservativeSeconded
Richard Benyon06/11/2007NewburyConservativeSeconded
Simon Burns06/11/2007West ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Andrew George06/11/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes07/11/2007ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Loughton07/11/2007East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSigned
Peter Luff07/11/2007Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley07/11/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Colin Challen08/11/2007Morley and RothwellLabourSigned
James Gray08/11/2007North WiltshireConservativeSigned
John Pugh08/11/2007SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Derek Conway12/11/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
David Jones12/11/2007Clwyd WestConservativeSigned
David Heath13/11/2007Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Key13/11/2007SalisburyConservativeSigned
David Maclean13/11/2007Penrith and The BorderConservativeSigned
Mark Durkan13/11/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mike Hancock13/11/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Baldry13/11/2007BanburyConservativeSigned
Mark Lancaster13/11/2007North East Milton KeynesConservativeSigned
Malcolm Moss14/11/2007North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Michael Penning14/11/2007Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Phil Willis14/11/2007Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Atkinson14/11/2007HexhamConservativeSigned
William McCrea14/11/2007South AntrimDUPSigned
Ben Wallace14/11/2007Lancaster and WyreConservativeSigned
Alan Simpson15/11/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Michael Mates15/11/2007East HampshireConservativeSigned
Ian Taylor15/11/2007Esher and WaltonConservativeSigned
Jim Cousins19/11/2007Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Ann Cryer19/11/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
John Horam20/11/2007OrpingtonConservativeSigned
David Anderson20/11/2007BlaydonLabourSigned
Paul Rowen21/11/2007RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Jenkins21/11/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Adam Price22/11/2007Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Bill Etherington22/11/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Michael Ancram22/11/2007DevizesConservativeSigned
Andrew Rosindell28/11/2007RomfordConservativeSigned
Christopher Fraser28/11/2007South West NorfolkConservativeSigned
Nick Hurd29/11/2007Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Nigel Evans06/12/2007Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Andrew Selous07/01/2008South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Hywel Williams28/01/2008CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Paul Truswell01/04/2008PudseyLabourSigned
Linda Riordan23/04/2008HalifaxLabourSigned

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