Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Mohammad Yasin (Labour), on Wednesday, 5 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 10 members in total.
Sky lanterns and balloon releases
That this House is concerned about the potential environmental impact of sky lantern and balloon releases, particularly in relation to marine wildlife such as dolphins, whales, turtles and seabirds; notes the particular fire hazard associated with sky lanterns and recognises the important work of the Marine Conservation Society in campaigning for a ban on sky lantern and balloon releases; further notes those local authorities which have implemented a regional ban and calls upon the UK Government to ban sky lanterns and balloon releases.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1419
- Session
- 2022-23
- Other sponsors
- John McDonnell
- Mike Penning
- Jonathan Edwards
- Chris Stephens
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Subjects
- Marine animals Sky lanterns
- Link
- View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2023-10-05 20:01:46 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/edms/61157
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