ENERGY WHITE PAPER

Early day motion 120, tabled 18 November 2002 by Win Griffiths (Labour). Signed by 113 members.

That this House welcomes the Government's intention to publish an Energy White Paper; recognises that the near collapse of British Energy shows that nuclear power is uneconomic; notes that there is still no way of disposing of radioactive nuclear waste safely; acknowledges that future energy demands could be adequately met by renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar and wave power and biomass rather than nuclear; and urges the Government to agree to much higher reductions in carbon dioxide beyond the 2010 target and to develop a fiscal and regulatory framework that enables 30 per cent. of the UK's electricity to be generated from renewable energy sources by 2020.

Signatures by party: Labour 75, Liberal Democrat 24, Labour/Co-operative 8, Scottish National Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.