DECORATIVE LIGHTING

Early day motion 2281, tabled 5 June 2006 by Tony Baldry (Conservative). Signed by 22 members.

That this House expresses concern at the Department of Trade and Industry's decision to review advice on the use of mechanical parts in electrical components; notes that the decision to include mechanical parts under the European Directive on Hazardous Substances will in effect place a ban on most decorative lighting; further notes that no other EU member state is extending the ban to mechanical components in decorative lighting; further notes that the ban will not extend to mechanical components imported into the UK including from competitors from Asia; further notes that the lighting industry believes that 200 lighting manufacturers employing over 4,000 people face bankruptcy under the new guidance; and calls on the Government urgently to review the new guidance on mechanical lighting to exclude it from the EU Directive on Hazardous Substances.

Signatures by party: Labour 7, Conservative 6, DUP 5, Liberal Democrat 3, Plaid Cymru 1.