GREEN ENERGY BILL

Early day motion 1010, tabled 9 March 2009 by Peter Ainsworth (Conservative). Signed by 239 members.

That this House supports the provisions contained within the Green Energy Bill introduced by the hon. Member for East Surrey and a cross-party group of hon. Members, on promoting the revision of the Government's microgeneration strategy, reforming planning law, and exempting microgeneration developments and energy efficiency measures from a potential council tax and business rate penalty, thereby ensuring that a range of measures designed to promote green energy through small scale renewable and sustainable sources will enable people and businesses to benefit from generating their own energy; recognises the need to use green energy to protect the environment and to slow down climate change; and therefore calls on the Government to support the Bill.

Signatures by party: Labour 86, Conservative 77, Liberal Democrat 58, Independent 5, DUP 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent Labour 1, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1, UUP 1.