Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Peter Aldous (Conservative), on Thursday, 6 September 2012, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 57 members in total.

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RENEWABLE ENERGY: MADE IN BRITAIN REPORT

That this House welcomes the Renewable Energy Associationand Innovas report Renewable Energy: Made in Britain; recognises the important contribution of the renewable energy sector to the UK economy employing over 100,000 people across the country and achieving a market value estimated at over 12.5 billion in 2010-11; congratulates the industry across a wide range of technologies for demonstrating high levels of innovation; further recognises the huge potential of the renewable energy sector to address the challenges of energy security, climate change and unemployment; and urges the Government to take steps to fully realise the national benefits of renewable energy investment including expediting confidence in the policy framework, addressing the sector's urgent need for skills, enforcing a long-term perspective on renewable energy infrastructure investment and systematically auditing the many benefits of renewable energy investment to the UK economy including employment, tax revenues, industrial and export opportunities and the UK balance of trade.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: MADE IN BRITAIN REPORT (487A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Lord Lilley (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Sunday, 16 September 2012. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

leave out from `economy' to end and add `so long as it provides energy at competitive prices without subsidies for which no coherent and defensible rationale has been produced.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

487 

487A1 

Session

2012-13

Other sponsors

Caroline Lucas

Andrew George

Mike Weir

Lord Whitehead

Hywel Williams

Subjects

Employment Renewable energy

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk