division_name: Sky Lanterns (Prohibition)
motion: <p class="indent" pid="b330.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make it an offence to use a sky lantern; and for connected purposes.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b330.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;fire risk associated with the use of sky lanterns is significant.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b330.1/11" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;When airborne, sky lanterns pose a safety risk to aviation due to possible ingestion into engines.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b330.1/13" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;sky lanterns pose a significant risk to the proper and effective operation of coastal rescue services&#8230;particularly&#8230;red sky lanterns&#8230;being mistaken for distress flares.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b330.1/16" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Given our remit, the RSPCA&#8217;s focus regarding sky lanterns is the damage they can do to an animal&#8217;s welfare. Yet, a ban on their use would also have wider social benefits, chiefly enhancing community safety and reducing fire risk, whilst reducing potential problems faced by coastal rescue services and the aviation sector.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b330.1/19" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;be of a design and construction to ensure that they only fall back to the ground when the fuel cell flame is extinguished and that, once the lantern has landed, any impact on animals or the environment is minimised.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b330.1/22" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Launching a lantern in an inappropriate location or unsuitable weather conditions, or in any manner that results in damage to persons or property may make you liable for criminal charges or civil claims for damages&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b354.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;It is vital that the House of Commons is now given the opportunity to identify an option that might secure a majority. We recommend that this is done by holding a series of indicative votes on the options we have set out above as soon as possible.&#8221;</p>