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OPENCAST AWARENESS WEEK

Early day motion 373, tabled 30 October 1997 by Jimmy Hood (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House welcomes the consultation paper published by the Scottish Office, entitled the Opencast Coal Review of Planning Policy in Scotland; fully recognises the appalling effects of opencast mining on communities and the environment in many areas of Britain; hopes Her Majesty's Government will support a rapid reduction of opencast mining, by adopting a more sensible management of British Coal reserves; believes that the burden of proof should shift from the objector to the applicant where planning permission is sought to opencast mine coal in any area; and welcomes Her Majesty's Government's further proposals to reduce Co2 emissions along with the 10 point plan in the consultation paper.

Signatures by party: Labour 25, Labour/Co-operative 2, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1.