Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ian Gibson (Labour), on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 257 members in total.

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITMENT AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

That this House notes that, in the last Session, 169 honourable Members signed Early Day Motion No. 47 calling for an extension of the current grant scheme for photo-voltaic heating systems to include micro-combined heat and power systems and domestic heat pumps in order to stimulate investment in new technology and thereby assist with the achievement of carbon dioxide reduction targets; notes too that the Government, in the recent energy White Paper, stresses the importance of new technology in achieving energy policy objectives and also proposes to continue the current energy efficiency commitment beyond 2005 at twice the current level; and believes therefore that using that commitment to fund a new technology grant scheme so as to 'kick-start' the market for the most efficient technologies like micro CHP and heat pumps is an excellent way of encouraging new technology without cost to the public purse.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

140 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Conservation Environment protection Energy Grants Fuel poverty Heating Owner occupation Photovoltaics

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk