RENEWABLE ENERGY: MADE IN BRITAIN REPORT

Early day motion 487, tabled 6 September 2012 by Peter Aldous (Conservative). Signed by 57 members.

That this House welcomes the Renewable Energy Associationand Innovas report Renewable Energy: Made in Britain; recognises the important contribution of the renewable energy sector to the UK economy employing over 100,000 people across the country and achieving a market value estimated at over 12.5 billion in 2010-11; congratulates the industry across a wide range of technologies for demonstrating high levels of innovation; further recognises the huge potential of the renewable energy sector to address the challenges of energy security, climate change and unemployment; and urges the Government to take steps to fully realise the national benefits of renewable energy investment including expediting confidence in the policy framework, addressing the sector's urgent need for skills, enforcing a long-term perspective on renewable energy infrastructure investment and systematically auditing the many benefits of renewable energy investment to the UK economy including employment, tax revenues, industrial and export opportunities and the UK balance of trade.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 8, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Scottish National Party 2, Alliance 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Respect 1.