PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

Early day motion 1509, tabled 14 July 2004 by Ian Lucas (Labour). Signed by 135 members.

That this House supports the Government's successive White Paper commitments to a 10-year solar photovoltaic (PV) demonstration programme in line with the UK's major competitors; welcomes the July openings of two new solar PV manufacturing facilities in Wrexham and County Durham by Sharp Electronics UK and Romag/BP respectively; and urges the Government to ensure continuity of support to the rapidly growing UK solar PV industry when the current three year DTI Major Demonstration Programme ends in March 2005.

Signatures by party: Labour 82, Liberal Democrat 26, Labour/Co-operative 11, Conservative 10, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, Independent Conservative 1, UUP 1.