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EDM number 373 in 1997-98, proposed by Jim Hood on 30/10/1997.

That this House welcomes the consultation paper published by the Scottish Office, entitled the Opencast Coal Review of Planning Policy in Scotland; fully recognises the appalling effects of opencast mining on communities and the environment in many areas of Britain; hopes Her Majesty's Government will support a rapid reduction of opencast mining, by adopting a more sensible management of British Coal reserves; believes that the burden of proof should shift from the objector to the applicant where planning permission is sought to opencast mine coal in any area; and welcomes Her Majesty's Government's further proposals to reduce Co2 emissions along with the 10 point plan in the consultation paper.

This motion has been signed by a total of 30 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jimmy Hood30/10/1997ClydesdaleLabourProposed
Dennis Skinner30/10/1997BolsoverLabourSigned
Eric Clarke30/10/1997MidlothianLabourSigned
Irene Adams30/10/1997Paisley NorthLabourSigned
Jimmy Wray30/10/1997Glasgow, BailliestonLabourSigned
Barry Jones03/11/1997Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Lynne Jones03/11/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Peter Bradley03/11/1997Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
John Austin03/11/1997Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
John Home Robertson04/11/1997East LothianLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone04/11/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd04/11/1997Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
John Cryer04/11/1997HornchurchLabourSigned
John Cummings04/11/1997EasingtonLabourSigned
David Taylor04/11/1997North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ernie Ross05/11/1997Dundee WestLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell05/11/1997Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Bill Michie06/11/1997Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Michael Clapham06/11/1997Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell06/11/1997Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe10/11/1997LeighLabourSigned
Gerry Steinberg11/11/1997Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Tony Benn12/11/1997ChesterfieldLabourSigned
Huw Edwards17/11/1997MonmouthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington17/11/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Mark Todd20/11/1997South DerbyshireLabourSigned
Tony McWalter24/11/1997Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
John Gunnell26/11/1997Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Robert Wareing27/11/1997Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
Alan MealeUnknownWithdrawn

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