Institute For Grassland And Environmental Research (EDM1864)

Institute For Grassland And Environmental Research

EDM number 1864 in 2005-06, proposed by Mark Williams on 21/03/2006.

That this House salutes the importance of the vision of the Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) in its work to develop economically viable and sustainable dairy and beef systems based on high forage diets, minimising the impact of livestock farming systems on the environment, protecting and enhancing biodiversity, and helping to contribute important health benefits to the United Kingdom consumer; pays tribute also to the work of IGER in researching the potential of crops for energy, and recognises the significant contribution that manipulating animal diets and obtaining energy from biomass could make to reducing methane and carbon dioxide emissions; is therefore concerned to learn that 40 posts could soon be cut at the IGER which will have a significant impact on the ability of IGER to deliver much needed environmental research across the entire grassland-based, land-use sector; and calls on the Government to reconsider its decision to withdraw funding from IGER leaving a Â£2 million shortfall for the financial year 2006-07.

This motion has been signed by a total of 24 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Mark Williams	21/03/2006	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Roger Williams	21/03/2006	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Lembit	21/03/2006	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Jennifer Willott	21/03/2006	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	22/03/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Martin Caton	22/03/2006	Gower	Labour	Seconded
William McCrea	22/03/2006	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Stephen Williams	22/03/2006	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	23/03/2006	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Derek Conway	23/03/2006	Old Bexley & Sidcup	Conservative	Signed
Nigel Dodds	23/03/2006	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Lynne Jones	27/03/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
John Leech	27/03/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	27/03/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	27/03/2006	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Rob Marris	27/03/2006	Wolverhampton South West	Labour	Signed
Nick Harvey	27/03/2006	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Albert Owen	28/03/2006	Ynys M	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	29/03/2006	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	29/03/2006	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Hemming	20/04/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	24/04/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Madeleine Moon	26/04/2006	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
John Barrett	15/05/2006	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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