Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru), on Tuesday, 6 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 19 members in total.

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Deep sea mining

That this House is concerned about the potential environmental impact of deep sea mining; notes that the process involves retrieving mineral deposits from the deep seabed, despite research suggesting that it could destroy habitats and wipe out species; further notes that 700 science and policy experts from 44 countries have signed a statement calling for a pause to deep sea mining due to concerns over the irreversible loss of biodiversity and damage to ecosystems; joins the WWF in calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining activities until the environmental, social and economic risks are comprehensively understood; and calls on the UK Government to join the governments of France, Spain, Germany, and New Zealand in calling for either a ban or a moratorium to prevent this destructive industry from blighting our oceans.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1269 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Hywel Williams

Mike Penning

Jonathan Edwards

Jim Shannon

Liz Saville Roberts

Subjects

Environment protection Deep sea mining

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk