That this House notes the recent ecological disaster caused by the Prestige oil tanker off the coast of Spain; calls on the Government to introduce a statutory duty on coastal local authorities to plan for and undertake shoreline clean-ups following marine pollution incidents; emphasises that this can only be successfully achieved if the Government provides more resources and funding for emergency planning; and notes that a creation of statutory duty was recommended by both the Donaldson Inquiry following the Braer oil spill in 1994, and the report of the Sea Empress Environmental Evaluation Committee in 1996.

That this House notes the recent ecological disaster caused by the Prestige oil tanker off the coast of Spain; calls on the Government to introduce a statutory duty on coastal local authorities to plan for and undertake shoreline clean-ups following marine pollution incidents; emphasises that this can only be successfully...

That this House notes the concern aroused about the spillage of oil threatening the coast of Galicia as a result of the foundering of the bulk oil carrier Prestige; further notes however that such bulk carriers regularly are lost with their crews on the high seas without being reported in the mass media; and urges Her Majesty's Government to press the International Maritime Organisation and the International Association of Classification Societies to enforce standards of construction and safety measures in such vessels which will ensure that seafarers' lives will no longer be the currency of rustbucket trade.

That this House notes the concern aroused about the spillage of oil threatening the coast of Galicia as a result of the foundering of the bulk oil carrier Prestige; further notes however that such bulk carriers regularly are lost with their crews on the high seas without being reported in...

That this House expresses its sympathy to the people of Spain at the environmental and economic devastation caused by oil from the tanker Prestige; and calls on the Government to strengthen safeguards against oil spills in United Kingdom waters, to review urgently Britain's contingency plans to cope with such accidents, and to take the lead within the European Union and the International Maritime Organisation in pressing for effective international rules to protect oceanic and coastal environments and the livelihood of maritime communities.

That this House expresses its sympathy to the people of Spain at the environmental and economic devastation caused by oil from the tanker Prestige; and calls on the Government to strengthen safeguards against oil spills in United Kingdom waters, to review urgently Britain's contingency plans to cope with such accidents,...

That this House urges the British Government to stop immediately the discharges into the sea from the nuclear plant Sellafield in north-west England; believes that it is unacceptable to discharge considerable amounts of the long-lived radioactive element Technesium-99 directly into the marine environment, when the waste could be stored until a process to remove it is introduced; agrees with the protests of neighbouring states, such as Ireland and the Nordic countries; recognises that the British Environment Agency has agreed to continue to allow the discharges until 2006; and hopes that the Government will reconsider this and stop the discharges as soon as possible.

That this House urges the British Government to stop immediately the discharges into the sea from the nuclear plant Sellafield in north-west England; believes that it is unacceptable to discharge considerable amounts of the long-lived radioactive element Technesium-99 directly into the marine environment, when the waste could be stored until...

That this House is alarmed at the threat to the future of the planet from global warming; notes with concern the decision of President Bush to reject the Kyoto Protocols following the Rio Convention signed by this father, and that his Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill warns that the proposed global warming treaty does not go far enough, and that scientists on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control warn that the earth is warming faster than they predicted six years ago; further notes that without the treaty, US carbon dioxide emissions are projected to increase by 34 per cent. of 1990 levels by 2012, and that each person in the developing world produces about 2 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from fuel combustion while every European produces about 12 tonnes and every US citizen about 20 tonnes and that in 1999 the US produced 5,558 billion kilos of carbon dioxide; recalls that 84 countries agreed to the Kyoto Protocols and that leading senators and representatives have tabled a cross-party Bill calling for US utility companies to meet Kyoto targets; and urges Coca Cola, which helped fund President Bush's election, to campaign to persuade the President to endorse the Kyoto agreement in Bonn in July,

That this House is alarmed at the threat to the future of the planet from global warming; notes with concern the decision of President Bush to reject the Kyoto Protocols following the Rio Convention signed by this father, and that his Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill warns that the proposed global...

That this House congratulates the Government on signing the OSPAR resolution on radioactive discharges to the sea; notes that the resolution commits the United Kingdom to achieving 'substantial reductions or elimination' of radioactive discharges by the year 2000, and to achieving 'close to zero' concentrations of radioactivity in the environment by the year 2020; further notes that reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel is the largest source of radioactivity discharges into the north-east Atlantic; believes that it is technically feasible to significantly reduce these discharge levels by placing all spent nuclear fuel in dry, above ground stores instead of reprocessing, with the added advantage of not adding further to the plutonium stockpile; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to draft a plan of action for submission to the OSPAR Radioactive Discharges Working Group which proposes storing all spent nuclear fuel instead of reprocessing as the way to substantially reduce discharge levels to the marine environment by the year 2000.

That this House congratulates the Government on signing the OSPAR resolution on radioactive discharges to the sea; notes that the resolution commits the United Kingdom to achieving 'substantial reductions or elimination' of radioactive discharges by the year 2000, and to achieving 'close to zero' concentrations of radioactivity in the environment...

That this House congratulates the Government on its commitment to protecting the seas and marine life but notes with concern revelations that lobsters and seaweed in the Irish Sea and off the Scottish coast are increasingly contaminated by radioactive discharges; notes with alarm that pigeons have been found to be radioactive that they are having to be culled and disposed of as low level radioactive waste and that the sea-bed near Cumbria is classifiable as nuclear waste; notes with interest that Nordic Environment Ministers have written to the Minister for the Environment expressing concern about continuing releases of radioactive substances to the marine environment; further notes the view expressed by the Irish Government that the current situation is totally unacceptable; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to agree at the forthcoming meeting of the OSPAR Convention to continuous reductions in discharges, emissions and losses of radioactive substances, with the ultimate aim of achieving concentrations in the marine environment near background values for naturally occurring substances and close to zero for man-made radioactive substances.

That this House congratulates the Government on its commitment to protecting the seas and marine life but notes with concern revelations that lobsters and seaweed in the Irish Sea and off the Scottish coast are increasingly contaminated by radioactive discharges; notes with alarm that pigeons have been found to be...

That this House is concerned that increases in road traffic will cause more atmospheric pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases, hampering the achievement of the Government's 20 per cent. carbon dioxide reduction target and damaging communities and the countryside; notes the similar concerns expressed in recent reports by the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and the Transport Committee; notes, too, that the CBI has estimated that traffic congestion is costing industry ??19 billion per year; notes the words in the Government's election manifesto that 'a sustainable environment requires above all an effective and integrated transport policy at national, regional and local level' and the acceptance in Consensus for Change 'that the current state of affairs is unsustainable'; believes therefore that road traffic reduction is a vital part of a sustainable transport policy, and accordingly welcomes the passing of the Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997 but regrets that this only applied to local authorities and local roads, believing that this anomaly, whereby traffic reduction targets are required for local roads, but not for national roads, cannot fully enable the establishment of 'an effective and integrated transport policy at national, regional and local level'; and therefore welcomes the proposals for road traffic reduction measures promoted by a cross-party group of honourable Members which sets out a requirement for the Government to consult widely, draw up and implement national transport policies to achieve, in a spirit of partnership a reduction of road traffic miles of 5 per cent. by 2005 and 10 per cent. by 2010.

That this House is concerned that increases in road traffic will cause more atmospheric pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases, hampering the achievement of the Government's 20 per cent. carbon dioxide reduction target and damaging communities and the countryside; notes the similar concerns expressed in recent reports by the Royal...