<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>28205</id>
<session>2005-06</session>
<number>17</number>
<title>Renewable Energy</title>
<proposer id="11318">Bill Wiggin</proposer>
<date>2005-05-17</date>
<text>That this House supports the concept and development of renewable energy; is concerned that the Government is concentrating too much of its policy on developing onshore wind farms at the exclusion of other potential renewable energy sources; recognises that some wind turbines can be intrusive, visually unattractive and environmentally damaging in key conservation areas; believes that the views of people in the local community should be a vital consideration when planning applications are submitted; and urges the Government to develop a comprehensive renewable energy strategy that facilitates the development of less developed technologies such as offshore wind, tidal, wave and solar power in order to meet its renewable energy target.</text>
<topics>
</topics>
<signatures>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11318">Bill Wiggin</mp>
		<date>2005-05-17</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Leominster</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10647">Nicholas Winterton</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Macclesfield</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10262">Nick Harvey</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>North Devon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10358">Julian Lewis</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>New Forest East</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10660">John Randall</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Uxbridge</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10371">Tim Loughton</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>East Worthing &amp; Shoreham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10057">Peter Bottomley</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Worthing West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10240">James Gray</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Wiltshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10815">Derek Conway</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Old Bexley &amp; Sidcup</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10079">Simon Burns</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>West Chelmsford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10447">Malcolm Moss</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Cambridgeshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10373">Peter Luff</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mid Worcestershire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10336">Robert Key</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Salisbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11194">Iris Robinson</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Strangford</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10632">John Whittingdale</mp>
		<date>2005-05-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Maldon &amp; East Chelmsford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10020">Peter Atkinson</mp>
		<date>2005-05-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hexham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10670">Stephen O'Brien</mp>
		<date>2005-05-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eddisbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10331">Paul Keetch</mp>
		<date>2005-05-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hereford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10298">Simon Hughes</mp>
		<date>2005-05-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Southwark &amp; Bermondsey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11905">Edward Vaizey</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wantage</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10620">Robert Walter</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Dorset</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10580">Desmond Swayne</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>New Forest West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10009">David Amess</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Southend West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10221">Edward Garnier</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Harborough</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10193">Michael Fabricant</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lichfield</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10857">Nigel Dodds</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast North</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11245">Bob Spink</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Castle Point</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11696">Philip Dunne</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ludlow</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11541">Geoffrey Cox</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Torridge &amp; West Devon</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11324">Roger Williams</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brecon &amp; Radnorshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10780">Gregory Campbell</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Londonderry</constituency>
		<party>DUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10426">Theresa May</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Maidenhead</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10662">Jacqui Lait</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Beckenham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10267">Oliver Heald</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Hertfordshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10477">Eric Pickles</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brentwood &amp; Ongar</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10368">Elfyn Llwyd</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meirionnydd Nant Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10348">Eleanor Laing</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Epping Forest</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11190">Hugh Robertson</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Faversham &amp; Mid Kent</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11773">Robert Wilson</mp>
		<date>2005-05-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Reading East</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10643">David Wilshire</mp>
		<date>2005-05-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Spelthorne</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10228">Cheryl Gillan</mp>
		<date>2005-05-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chesham &amp; Amersham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10389">Anne McIntosh</mp>
		<date>2005-05-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Vale of York</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10394">David Maclean</mp>
		<date>2005-05-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Penrith &amp; The Border</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10344">Julie Kirkbride</mp>
		<date>2005-05-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bromsgrove</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10955">Charles Hendry</mp>
		<date>2005-05-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wealden</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10559">Caroline Spelman</mp>
		<date>2005-05-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meriden</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11715">Mark Lancaster</mp>
		<date>2005-06-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Milton Keynes</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11308">Angela Watkinson</mp>
		<date>2005-06-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Upminster</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10901">Mark Francois</mp>
		<date>2005-06-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rayleigh</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10190">Nigel Evans</mp>
		<date>2005-06-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ribble Valley</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10409">Humfrey Malins</mp>
		<date>2005-06-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Woking</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11199">Andrew Rosindell</mp>
		<date>2005-06-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Romford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="12004">Angus MacNeil</mp>
		<date>2005-06-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Na h-Eileanan an Iar</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10958">Lady Hermon</mp>
		<date>2005-06-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Down</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11109">Patrick Mercer</mp>
		<date>2005-06-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newark</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10257">Philip Hammond</mp>
		<date>2005-06-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Runnymede &amp; Weybridge</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11858">Michael Gove</mp>
		<date>2005-06-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Surrey Heath</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11946">Mark Pritchard</mp>
		<date>2005-06-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wrekin, The</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11792">Nick Hurd</mp>
		<date>2005-06-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ruislip - Northwood</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11132">Andrew Murrison</mp>
		<date>2005-06-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Westbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11884">Greg Clark</mp>
		<date>2005-06-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tunbridge Wells</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11798">Anne Main</mp>
		<date>2005-06-23</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Albans</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11345">Richard Younger-Ross</mp>
		<date>2005-06-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Teignbridge</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11522">Andrew Pelling</mp>
		<date>2005-06-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Croydon Central</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11473">David Howarth</mp>
		<date>2005-06-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cambridge</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11420">John Hemming</mp>
		<date>2005-06-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Yardley</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11265">Hugo Swire</mp>
		<date>2005-06-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Devon</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2005-07-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10525">Alex Salmond</mp>
		<date>2005-07-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Banff &amp; Buchan</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10726">Henry Bellingham</mp>
		<date>2005-07-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North West Norfolk</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11588">Mark Harper</mp>
		<date>2005-07-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Forest of Dean</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11640">James Brokenshire</mp>
		<date>2005-07-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hornchurch</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10470">James Paice</mp>
		<date>2005-07-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South East Cambridgeshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11791">Jeremy Wright</mp>
		<date>2005-07-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Rugby &amp; Kenilworth</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11599">Adam Holloway</mp>
		<date>2005-07-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gravesham</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10249">John Gummer</mp>
		<date>2005-07-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Suffolk Coastal</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10214">Christopher Fraser</mp>
		<date>2005-07-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South West Norfolk</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10462">Edward O'Hara</mp>
		<date>2005-07-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Knowsley South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10289">John Horam</mp>
		<date>2005-07-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Orpington</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10265">John Hayes</mp>
		<date>2005-07-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South Holland &amp; The Deepings</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11216">Andrew Selous</mp>
		<date>2005-07-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South West Bedfordshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10505">Laurence Robertson</mp>
		<date>2005-07-21</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Tewkesbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11973">Stewart Hosie</mp>
		<date>2005-10-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dundee East</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11506">David Jones</mp>
		<date>2005-10-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Clwyd West</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11333">Pete Wishart</mp>
		<date>2005-10-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Perth &amp; Perthshire North</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11189">Angus Robertson</mp>
		<date>2005-10-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Moray</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11970">David Mundell</mp>
		<date>2005-10-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale &amp; Tweeddale</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10065">Julian Brazier</mp>
		<date>2005-11-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Canterbury</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11603">Anne Milton</mp>
		<date>2005-11-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Guildford</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
</signatures>
</edm>
