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UK Industry And Recovered Fuel Oil

EDM number 477 in 2009-10, proposed by Tom Levitt on 15/12/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Oil, petrol and natural gas.

That this House is concerned that the use of Recovered Fuel Oil (RFO) in the lime manufacturing industry is taxed 10 times higher in the UK than minimum EU levels, making it three times the price of natural gas; understands that RFO is manufactured from recycled waste oils that have undergone a process to turn them into a safe and sustainable fuel product; notes that when RFO is burnt in Waste Incineration Directive (WID) compliant plants, which are stringently controlled, it is safer for the environment and public health; further notes that the EU Energy Products Directive explicitly states that the UK is under no obligations to tax RFO use within mineralogical processes, yet does so; further notes that an exemption has been introduced for the steel industry and a tax rebate for the electricity industry which are not required to use WID compliant facilities; acknowledges that the lime manufacturing sector can play a considerable part in minimising the UK's fossil fuel dependency and encouraging low carbon growth, yet currently has no incentive to do so; considers this situation to demonstrate a distinct lack of joined up government thinking between financial and environmental policy, which is damaging the industry's competitiveness; further notes that the Government is missing an opportunity to dispose of this waste in an environmentally sound way; and therefore calls on government to reduce the tax on RFO used in WID-compliant facilities to address the lack of commercial incentive for companies to invest in greener technologies and use recycled energy in their manufacturing processes.

This motion has been signed by a total of 55 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tom Levitt15/12/2009High PeakLabourProposed
Nicholas Winterton15/12/2009MacclesfieldConservativeSeconded
Andrew George15/12/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Charlotte Atkins15/12/2009Staffordshire MoorlandsLabourSeconded
Paddy Tipping15/12/2009SherwoodLabourSeconded
Roger Williams15/12/2009Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Taylor16/12/2009North West LeicestershireLabourWithdrawn
Peter Bottomley16/12/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Ann Winterton16/12/2009CongletonConservativeSigned
John Battle16/12/2009Leeds WestLabourSigned
Mike Hancock16/12/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Dismore16/12/2009HendonLabourSigned
Harry Cohen16/12/2009Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Martin Caton16/12/2009GowerLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell16/12/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Colin Breed16/12/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Iddon16/12/2009Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Paul Holmes16/12/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
David Simpson16/12/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
Lynne Jones05/01/2010Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Graham Brady05/01/2010Altrincham and Sale WestConservativeSigned
Michael Clapham05/01/2010Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Ann Cryer05/01/2010KeighleyLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell05/01/2010Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
David Anderson05/01/2010BlaydonLabourSigned
Dai Davies06/01/2010Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Mark Hunter06/01/2010CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean06/01/2010BurtonLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty06/01/2010Calder ValleyLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/01/2010Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Andy Reed07/01/2010LoughboroughLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/01/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
David Drew07/01/2010StroudLabourSigned
David Borrow07/01/2010South RibbleLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins11/01/2010Luton NorthLabourSigned
David Clelland11/01/2010Tyne BridgeLabourSigned
William McCrea12/01/2010South AntrimDUPSigned
Rudi Vis13/01/2010Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins14/01/2010TamworthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington19/01/2010Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Eric Illsley27/01/2010Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Chris Mullin28/01/2010Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Mike Gapes29/01/2010Ilford SouthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard29/01/2010WalthamstowLabourSigned
David Crausby01/02/2010Bolton North EastLabourSigned
David Amess01/02/2010Southend WestConservativeSigned
Bill Olner02/02/2010NuneatonLabourSigned
Desmond Turner02/02/2010Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Kim Howells03/02/2010PontypriddLabourSigned
John Thurso03/02/2010Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal DemocratSigned
Clare Short04/02/2010Birmingham, LadywoodIndependent LabourSigned
Lembit 04/02/2010MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Howard Stoate04/02/2010DartfordLabourSigned
Jennifer Willott09/02/2010Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Connarty02/03/2010Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabourSigned

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