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PLEASE lobby successful MPs to introduce a Bill giving local people real powers to tackle climate change
Once again we’re hoping you’ll help us persuade an MP to adopt a Bill to tackle climate change. If you’re thinking the Ballot has come round sooner than usual, you’d be right! A brand new Parliament means a brand new Ballot – and 20 successful MPs now have a chance to introduce their own Bill in Parliament.
Many of you will have already heard from us about the Sustainable Energy (Local Action) Bill, which 195 MPs of all Parties supported in the last Parliament. Building on that momentum – and the new Coalition Government’s commitment to localism – we’re hoping one of today’s successful MPs will be keen to take the Bill forward with the aim of getting it enacted by the end of the 2010-11 Parliamentary session. But we really do need your help to make this happen.
Please do help us persuade one of today’s successful MPs to take up this ground-breaking Bill. Their names are printed below – and we urge you to write them a letter (or email) today.
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MP Name
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Constituency
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Party
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Email
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Phone 020
7219 …..
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1
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Mr John McDonnell*
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Hayes & Harlington
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Lab
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1626, or 6908
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2
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Mr Robert Flello
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Stoke-on-Trent South
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Lab
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6744, or 8142
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3
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Mr Chris White
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Warwick & Leamington
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Con
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7201
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4
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Mrs Rebecca Harris
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Castle Point
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Con
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7206
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5
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Mr Greg Knight
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East Yorkshire
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Con
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8417
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6
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Ms Anna Soubry
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Broxtowe
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Con
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7211
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7
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Mrs Harriett Baldwin
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West Worcestershire
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Con
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7187
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8
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Mr David Hamilton
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Midlothian
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Lab
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8257
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9
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Ms Joan Walley*
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Stoke-on-Trent North
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Lab
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4524
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10
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson
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Washington & Sunderland West
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Lab
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5160
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11
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Mr Adrian Sanders*
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Torbay
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LD
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6304
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12
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Mr Andrew Bridgen
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North West Leicestershire
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Con
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7238
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13
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Mr Mark Lancaster
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Milton Keynes North
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Con
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8414
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14
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Mr Jonathan Lord
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Woking
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Con
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7913
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15
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Dr Therese Coffey
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Suffolk Coastal
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Con
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7164
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16
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Mrs Lorely Burt*
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Solihull
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LD
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8269
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17
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Mr Philip Hollobone
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Kettering
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Con
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8373
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18
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Mr Nigel Adams
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Selby and Ainsty
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Con
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7141
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19
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Sir Paul Beresford
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Mole Valley
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Con
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5139
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20
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George Eustice
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Camborne and Redruth
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Con
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7032
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The Bill puts local people and communities in the forefront of the fight
against climate change. For the first time ever, they’ll get real
powers to draw up plans for tackling global warming and promoting
sustainable energy in their area. And they’ll be able to make sure
their local council puts those plans into practice.
What do I say in the letter?
We suggest you start by congratulating them on their good luck at being
drawn in the ballot, then go on to remind them that they have a unique
opportunity now to make a meaningful change. Then tell them that if they
chose to adopt the Sustainable Energy (Local Action) Bill they will be
making serious progress in the fight against climate change. There’s no
need to go into any detail about the Bill in your letter, as we’ll be
briefing them separately about its contents.
If the MP in question is your MP then definitely say so and include your
address in their constituency. If you are not sure who your MP is then
you can find out here by using
your postcode. If their name has been marked with an asterisk(*) then
definitely remind them that they chose to support this very Bill last
year by signing EDM 592.
If you can’t manage all 20 MPs, then it would be great if you could
write to the top 7, as they have the best chance of their Bill becoming
law. For the really keen among you, their telephone numbers are also
listed. A phone call can be particularly useful, especially if the MP
in question is your own constituency MP.
If we all work together we can make this Bill
an Act of Parliament – and one to be proud of!
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