Please share this far and wide; Well done to the MPs who signed this Early day motion 57. Did your MP sign this, if not why dont you send them a request to sign it. FRACKING UNDER PEOPLES HOMES WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT That this House notes with concern the Governments decision to open a consultation on regulatory changes that would make it possible for energy companies to drill for gas under peoples homes without the occupiers consent; condemns this attempt to prioritise the interests of big business over the rights of ordinary citizens and protecting the environment; further notes that this consultation was opened on a day when Parliament and the UK media were occupied with the recent election results, and is concerned that this was an attempt to evade proper public scrutiny; further notes that public opposition to these plans is estimated at 74 per cent and therefore observes that the Government lacks a popular mandate to institute this change; further notes that the many problems of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) include climate change, water, soil and air contamination, loss of protected habitats, and lower house prices in areas where fracking takes place; calls on the Government not to allow fracking to take place anywhere in the UK, and particularly where local residents who would be affected by it are opposed to it; urges the Government to listen to the voices of the majority of UK citizens; and calls for investment in genuinely sustainable technologies such as wind, wave and solar power, rather than an attempt to extract yet more fossil fuels regardless of the environmental and social cost. Date tabled: 09.06.2014 Primary sponsor: MP Roger Godsiff Sponsors: MP - Caroline Lucas MP - Hywel Williams MP - Kelvin Hopkins MP - Jim Dobbin MP - Martin Caton Supported by 16 Signatures: Ronnie Campbell Labour Party Blyth Valley Signed:11.06.2014 Martin Caton Labour Party Gower Signed 10.06.2014 Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party Islington North Signed:10.06.2014 David Crausby Labour Party Bolton North East Signed:12.06.2014 Jim Dobbin Labour Party Heywood and Middleton Signed 10.06.2014 Jonathan Edwards Plaid Cymru Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Signed:11.06.2014 Mary Glindon Labour Party North Tyneside Signed: 12.06.2014 Roger Godsiff Labour Party Birmingham Hall Green Signed:09.06.2014 Kelvin Hopkins Labour Party Luton North Signed: 10.06.2014 Elfyn Llwyd Plaid Cymru Dwyfor Meirionnydd Signed:11.06.2014 Caroline Lucas Green Party Brighton Pavilion Signed: 10.06.2014 John McDonnell Labour Party Hayes and Harlington Signed: 11.06.2014 Linda Riordan Labour Party Halifax Signed:11.06.2014 Dennis Skinner Labour Party Bolsover Signed: 12.06.2014 Mike Weir Scottish National Party Angus Signed:12.06.2014 Hywel Williams Plaid Cymru Arfon Signed: 10.06.2014
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 22:06:33 +0000
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