PLANNING BILL AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Early day motion 604, tabled 17 December 2007 by Paul Truswell (Labour). Signed by 113 members.

That this House welcomes the Government's stated intention to integrate planning policy with the crucial commitment to address climate change; notes that the Planning Bill imposes a duty on local authorities to produce policy that contributes to the mitigation of climate change; strongly believes that this duty should be strengthened and imposed on Ministers when drawing up National Policy Statements (NPSs) and on the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC); further considers that the Committee on Climate Change should be a statutory consultee in NPSs and Major Infrastructure Projects processes; and urges that mechanisms are put in place to monitor and report on the discharge of this duty.

Signatures by party: Labour 64, Liberal Democrat 42, Conservative 2, DUP 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, UUP 1.