Undergrounding Overhead Lines In Protected Areas (EDM1544)

Undergrounding Overhead Lines In Protected Areas

EDM number 1544 in 2007-08, proposed by Martin Caton on 12/05/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Electricity, Energy, Environmental protection, Nature conservation, Telecommunications and Utilities.

That this House recognises that overhead power and telecommunication cables in some of the otherwise most beautiful locations in Great Britain have a detrimental effect on landscape quality; applauds the decision by Ofgem to provide an allowance to electricity suppliers for undergrounding overhead lines in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks between 2005 and 2010; commends those energy companies that have engaged with local communities and stakeholders in protected landscapes markedly to improve the visual landscape; and urges Ofgem to continue the scheme beyond 2010 and to increase the allowance to enable undergrounding in more difficult geographical and geological conditions.

This motion has been signed by a total of 42 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Martin Caton	12/05/2008	Gower	Labour	Proposed
Peter Bottomley	13/05/2008	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Bob Spink	13/05/2008	Castle Point	UKIP	Seconded
Ian Gibson	13/05/2008	Norwich North	Labour	Seconded
Andrew Dismore	13/05/2008	Hendon	Labour	Seconded
Mark Durkan	13/05/2008	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Seconded
Paul Holmes	13/05/2008	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	13/05/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	13/05/2008	Islington North	Labour	Signed
David Drew	13/05/2008	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	13/05/2008	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Key	14/05/2008	Salisbury	Conservative	Signed
Robert Wareing	14/05/2008	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Rudi Vis	14/05/2008	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	14/05/2008	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	14/05/2008	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Alan Simpson	14/05/2008	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	15/05/2008	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	16/05/2008	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	16/05/2008	Hastings and Rye	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	19/05/2008	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	19/05/2008	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	20/05/2008	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	20/05/2008	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	20/05/2008	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Colin Burgon	20/05/2008	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Janet Dean	20/05/2008	Burton	Labour	Signed
Nigel Evans	20/05/2008	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
David Taylor	20/05/2008	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Hywel Francis	21/05/2008	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Chris Ruane	02/06/2008	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	02/06/2008	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Vincent Cable	02/06/2008	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eddie McGrady	02/06/2008	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Julie Morgan	02/06/2008	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	03/06/2008	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	11/06/2008	Heywood and Middleton	Labour	Signed
David Davies	16/06/2008	Monmouth	Conservative	Signed
John Horam	19/06/2008	Orpington	Conservative	Signed
John McDonnell	23/06/2008	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Tim Farron	25/06/2008	Westmorland and Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	06/10/2008	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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