Email your MP

We are campaigning for Government to ban the building of new homes near power lines – and you can help!

The most effective way you can get involved is by writing to your MP. You can ask him/her to:

• Ask a written question

• Write to a Minister

Email your MP now!(you will be directed to an external site - new window will open)

Things to mention

You can find useful information to include in your correspondence by visiting our electricity and childhood leukaemia and SAGE pages.

Below are the most recent developments in our campaign which you can mention when writing to your MP:

• Early Day Motion (EDM)1784 marked the second anniversary of the publication of the Draper Report and called on Government to make a clear decision whether or not to implement the recommendations of SAGE. Did your MP sign?(a new window will open)

• Cross-Party Inquiry (a new window will open) into Childhood Leukaemia and Extremely Low Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields (ELF EMF) – with the support of CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA – published a Report of the Inquiry (a new window will open) in July 2007 that calls for the Government to introduce a building moratorium within at least 60 metres of existing High Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines.

• Following the release of the Inquiry’s report, EDM 1949 supported the recommendations of the Cross-Party Inquiry report, called on the Government to take into account the possible dangers of EMF transmission and distribution in its Energy Review, and for the Department for Communities and Local Government to consider the Inquiry’s recommendations in building plans for new homes and schools. Has your MP signed?(a new window will open)

Hints and Tips

Here are some hints and tips on writing to your MP:

• The job of MPs is to represent the concerns of the people living in their area, so don’t hesitate to write to them about these issues.

• It is best to write only to your own MP, as other MPs will not be able to represent your interests in Parliament. Who is my MP?(a new window will open).

• If you know about a plan to build new houses or schools near overhead power lines, mention it to your MP – this will help when representing the concerns of their constituents in Parliament.

• Use your own words. MPs do not normally respond to ‘form’ letters (when lots of campaigners all write the same letter to one person). One original letter from a constituent will be considered by your MP as the views of 100 people, so you do have the power to change their mind!