Election Survey 2019 – Candidate Response
We’re surveyed candidates in the 2019 local election in Greater Manchester. Here are the answers given by the candidate you’ve selected. You can also see a list of all candidates or see how the responses vary by political party and Greater Manchester area. A complete list of questions and supporting information is available.
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Question 1
Climate Change
1. Will you support a graduated tax to discourage frequent flyers (also known as a frequent flyer levy)?
Question 2
Divestment from Fossil Fuels
2. Will you support a ban on all new fossil fuel extraction in the UK, including fracking?
Question 3
Built Environment
3. Will you support an immediate end to Government support for fossil fuel extraction in other countries?
Question 4
Carbon Literacy
4. Will you support the removal of the planning blocks which stop the development of onshore wind projects in England?
Question 5
Clean Air
5. For private rented homes, will you support a step-by-step increase of the minimum energy efficiency standards on the path to a minimum EPC band C in 2030?
Question 6
Public Transport
6. Will you support a Future Generations Act for England to ensure the interests of future generations are heard in decision-making?
Question 7
Parking
7. Do you support the proposals to introduce Bus Franchising (re-regulation) for Greater Manchester buses?
Question 8
Aviation
8. Will you support a new Clean Air Act making a legally binding commitment to meet World Health Organization guidelines for particulate matter by 2030 and enshrining the right to breathe clean air into domestic law?
Question 9
Pesticides
9. Will you support doubling tree cover in the United Kingdom by 2045?
Question 10
Plastic
10. Will you ensure the UK has access to a powerful, independent environmental watchdog to police environmental law though the courts and issue fines?
Question 11
11. Will you support a Plastic Pollution Bill to eliminate plastic pollution, with a particular focus on action to reduce plastic use and increase the re-usability of products?
Question 12
12. Will you support the introduction of an immediate ban on new waste incineration capacity (including gasification and pyrolysis plants) in the UK?