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Acid Emissions At Killamarsh, Derbyshire

EDM number 1385 in 1997-98, proposed by Harry Barnes on 03/06/1998.

That this House is deeply concerned about two incidents involving the escape of dangerous clouds of sulphuric and nitric acid from the Sarp (UK) plant at Killamarsh, Derbyshire; notes that the plant is situated next to a popular park, other industrial units, two schools and centres of population and that consideration was given to moving thousands of people out of Killamarsh during the first incident, whilst the second incident occurred too quickly for any such contingency to be considered; calls as a minimum for an off-site safety plan, a moratorium on processes operating on the site to allow for a proper Health and Safety Executive audit of the plant, the publication of the full HSE reports and findings, a further investigation of the gases and smells in the area and the establishment of a one-stop shop for complaints; and welcomes the interest taken by the Minister for the Environment in the incidents whilst hoping that this will lead to a situation where the people of Killamarsh and the surrounding areas can be assured of living in a safe and healthy environment.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Harry Barnes03/06/1998North East DerbyshireLabourProposed
Joe Ashton03/06/1998BassetlawLabourSigned
Kevin Barron03/06/1998Rother ValleyLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner04/06/1998BolsoverLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle04/06/1998ChorleyLabourSigned
Lynne Jones04/06/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Graham Stringer04/06/1998Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
John Austin05/06/1998Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar08/06/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn08/06/1998Islington NorthLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara09/06/1998Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
John Cummings09/06/1998EasingtonLabourSigned
Ian Gibson09/06/1998Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Ann Cryer10/06/1998KeighleyLabourSigned
Jeff Ennis10/06/1998Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
Bill Michie10/06/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Martin Salter10/06/1998Reading WestLabourSigned
Eric Illsley11/06/1998Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Bill Etherington11/06/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis11/06/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell16/06/1998Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell18/06/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick18/06/1998Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Tony Clarke25/06/1998Northampton SouthLabourSigned
Michael Clapham02/07/1998Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Audrey Wise08/07/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Lawrie Quinn09/07/1998Scarborough & WhitbyLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone15/07/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
Robert McCartney19/10/1998North DownUKUPSigned
Roy Beggs19/10/1998East AntrimUUPSigned

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