REMOVAL OF CFCS FROM REDUNDANT APPLIANCES

Early day motion 887, tabled 26 February 2002 by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 41 members.

That this House acknowledges the need to remove ozone-depleting CFCs from refrigerators and freezers; welcomes the fact that under an EU directive and the Kyoto Protocol, redundant appliances are to be recycled; calls on the Government to act immediately to develop a national standard for the CFC removal process, so that appropriate facilities can be built to remove the dangerous substances, and that appliances need not be held in abeyance in stockpiles any longer; deplores the fact that the Government has not allocated sufficient funds to local authorities to finance the stockpiling process; and urges the Government to act before the backlog becomes too severe for councils to cope.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 22, Labour 11, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 2, DUP 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.