DEEP IMPACT SPACECRAFT

Early day motion 501, tabled 12 January 2005 by Lembit Öpik (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 27 members.

That this House welcomes the launch of the Deep Impact Spacecraft, which is scheduled to rendezvous with Comet Temple; notes that years after the Government's Near Earth Object Task Group published its report confirming the peril of a potential impact by a large comet or asteroid most of the recommended action steps have yet to be implemented; further notes that such an impact in an ocean basin could generate a tsunami 1,000 metres high, major fires and other catastrophic events; and calls on the Government to implement the 14 recommendations of the NEO Task Group report without further delay.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 12, Labour 9, Conservative 2, DUP 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.