Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat), on Monday, 28 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 59 members in total.

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MILITARY SONAR AND WHALES

That this House notes the growing international concern regarding the impact of noise pollution upon the marine environment; further notes the installation of the military active sonar 'Sonar 2087' onto HMS Westminster, and the Royal Navy's plan to install this system on six more Type 23 frigates between 2005 and 2008; is concerned at growing evidence of the potentially harmful impact of powerful sonars on marine life, such as whales and dolphins, including the death or displacement of individuals and populations; and calls on the Government to allow for a full and rigorous public review of the environmental impact of Sonar 2087, including an analysis of the extent of independent environmental scrutiny, before further testing and deployment of Sonar 2087 is allowed to commence.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

793 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Dolphins Pollution Noise Navy Whales Sonar HMS Westminster

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk