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OBAMA'S GREEN NEW DEAL

Early day motion 2427, tabled 5 November 2008 by Alan Simpson (Labour). Signed by 45 members.

That this House congratulates Barack Obama on his historic victory in the US presidential election; welcomes, in particular, his proposals for a Green New Deal, investing $150 billion and delivering five million jobs in turning the US into a sustainable energy economy; and calls upon the Government to initiate a similar programme in the UK.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 12, Conservative 2, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.