New Committee On Radiation Effects (EDM1464)

New Committee On Radiation Effects

EDM number 1464 in 2005-06, proposed by Michael Meacher on 24/01/2006.

That this House notes that the National Public Health Service Wales and the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) have accepted a report from the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU) denying the reality of a serious excess of childhood cancer and leukaemia around the Menai Strait in North Wales; further notes that a countervailing report has been published on the web site of the Low Level Radiation Campaign and by the journal European Biology and Bioelectromagnetics; further notes that WCISU stands accused of recklessly using false data for populations in the study area with the effect of minimising the risks apparent in the cancer cases observed despite having been warned of an exactly similar error in 2001; is concerned that COMARE's endorsement of WCISU calls its epidemiological expertise into question; and calls on the Government to replace COMARE with a Committee on the Health Effects of Ionising Radiation with a neutral chair, a full-time civil service secretariat, a budget sufficient to permit independent research, and a membership paid for their work on the Committee and which represents all shades of relevant scientific opinion.

This motion has been signed by a total of 49 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Michael Meacher	24/01/2006	Oldham West and Royton	Labour	Proposed
Andrew George	24/01/2006	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Michael Weir	25/01/2006	Angus	Scottish National Party	Seconded
Jeremy Corbyn	25/01/2006	Islington North	Labour	Seconded
Andrew Dismore	25/01/2006	Hendon	Labour	Seconded
John Leech	26/01/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Michael Clapham	26/01/2006	Barnsley West and Penistone	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	30/01/2006	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	30/01/2006	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Flynn	31/01/2006	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Colin Burgon	31/01/2006	Elmet	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	31/01/2006	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	31/01/2006	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Brian Jenkins	31/01/2006	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	01/02/2006	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Meale	01/02/2006	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	01/02/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	01/02/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Dan Rogerson	01/02/2006	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
George Galloway	02/02/2006	Bethnal Green and Bow	Respect	Signed
Hywel Williams	02/02/2006	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Iris Robinson	06/02/2006	Strangford	DUP	Signed
Alan Simpson	07/02/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	07/02/2006	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	09/02/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	14/02/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Mark Williams	01/03/2006	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jon Trickett	08/03/2006	Hemsworth	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	14/03/2006	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	27/03/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	30/03/2006	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	18/04/2006	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris McCafferty	19/04/2006	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	20/04/2006	Norwich North	Labour	Signed
Lembit	24/04/2006	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	27/04/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Si	02/05/2006	Swansea East	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	04/05/2006	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Browne	08/05/2006	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	10/05/2006	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martyn Jones	12/05/2006	Clwyd South	Labour	Signed
Jon Cruddas	23/05/2006	Dagenham	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	23/05/2006	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	05/06/2006	Kingston and Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Neil Gerrard	06/06/2006	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
Geraldine Smith	05/07/2006	Morecambe and Lunesdale	Labour	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	09/10/2006	Hornsey and Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	09/10/2006	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	11/10/2006	Carshalton and Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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