Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor John Gunnell (Labour), on Tuesday, 18 January 1994, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 103 members in total.

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BALANCE IN THE CONSIDERATION OF OPENCASTING

That this House, regarding honesty as a basic value, is appalled at Government double-talk on the energy needs of the nation, citing these as justification for giving private mining companies carte-blanche to opencast while ignoring or denying their needs in deciding the closure of pits; recognises that this hypocrisy reflects the total disregard of the rights and concerns of local communities and environmental factors should they threaten private profits; and calls for revised minerals planning guidance for local authorities giving them the advice to respond fully to the concerns of those who live near to or use any site proposed for opencasting to provide the necessary balance to the measures proposed in the Coal Industry Bill should they become law.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

368 

Session

1993-94

Other sponsors

Stephen Byers

Harry Barnes

Mike O'Brien

Alan Meale

George Mudie

Subjects

Planning Opencast mining

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk