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Smog In Malaysia And Indonesia

EDM number 593 in 2015-16, proposed by John Mann on 26/10/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Asia and Pollution.

That this House notes with concern the unprecedented levels of smog affecting Malaysia and its neighbouring countries of Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines; further notes that the smog is now forcing schools to close and is having a detrimental impact on people's health; calls for the authorities in both Malaysia and Indonesia to take immediate action, with support from the UN, to clamp down on the illegal forest fires causing the smog; and urges the Government to work with its Malaysian and Indonesian counterparts to resolve this issue.

This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Mann26/10/2015BassetlawLabourProposed
Peter Bottomley26/10/2015Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Jim Shannon27/10/2015StrangfordDUPSeconded
Mark Williams27/10/2015CeredigionLiberal DemocratSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins27/10/2015Luton NorthLabourSeconded
David Simpson28/10/2015Upper BannDUPSeconded
Alan Meale28/10/2015MansfieldLabourSigned
Imran Hussain29/10/2015Bradford EastLabourSigned
Yasmin Qureshi09/11/2015Bolton South EastLabourSigned

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