British-Registered Mining Companies At El Cerrejon In Colombia
EDM number 649 in 2012-13, proposed by John McDonnell on 29/10/2012.
Categorised under the topics of Industry, Latin America and Pollution.
That this House notes that the Cerrejon coal mine continues to have negative impacts on communities in the Colombian department of La Guajira; further notes that the mine is owned by three companies listed on theLondon Stock Exchange, namely Anglo American, BHPBilliton and Xstrata; supports the demands of the federation of communities affected by the mine, FECODEMIGUA; and thereforecalls on the Government to insist that the UK companies involved acceptFECODEMIGUA as a negotiating partner, negotiate compensation and relocation agreements with communities forcibly displaced before the current owners bought into the mine in 2000 as well as with those currently being displaced, take proactive measuresto remedy the grave social, health and environmental damage inflicted upon the inhabitants of the region and undertake not to implement the proposed diversion of the river Rancheria, opposed by FECODEMIGUA as a potential social and ecological disaster.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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John McDonnell | 29/10/2012 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Proposed |
Mark Durkan | 29/10/2012 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
Alan Meale | 30/10/2012 | Mansfield | Labour | Seconded |
Martin Caton | 30/10/2012 | Gower | Labour | Seconded |
Margaret Ritchie | 31/10/2012 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Seconded |
Jonathan Edwards | 31/10/2012 | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Seconded |
Ian Lavery | 01/11/2012 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 02/11/2012 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
Alasdair McDonnell | 05/11/2012 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
Virendra Sharma | 05/11/2012 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 05/11/2012 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
Elfyn Llwyd | 06/11/2012 | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 07/11/2012 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
David Crausby | 07/11/2012 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
George Galloway | 07/11/2012 | Bradford West | Respect | Signed |
Jim McGovern | 09/11/2012 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
Katy Clark | 04/12/2012 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
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