SMALL SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS

Early day motion 375, tabled 21 June 2005 by David Drew (Labour). Signed by 131 members.

That this House notes the Small Scale Renewable Energy Developments (Permitted Development) Bill, introduced into the House before the election by a cross-party group of honourable Members; further notes that the Bill, had it been enacted, would have granted permitted development status to such developments and therefore enabled people to install them far more easily; further notes that the bill would have included safeguards to ensure that visual, environmental and noise effects of such developments would be minimal; and believes that microgeneration is an exciting new way of combating climate change and of engaging people in achieving this objective.

Signatures by party: Labour 71, Liberal Democrat 37, Conservative 11, Scottish National Party 6, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Respect 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.