PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BADGER BAITING (30 March 1998)
Motion Details
That this House expresses alarm at a report from Sussex Police that a badger's corpse was found with face and snare wounds in an Eastbourne skip on 29 March; notes that information has been received to suggest badger baiting is going on in the area; believes that snaring and using badgers for fighting with dogs is both illegal and cruel; and urges Sussex Police to bring those responsible to justice as soon as possible.
Sponsored by:
Mr Ivor Caplin (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
51
73%
Liberal Democrat
12
17%
Independent
6
9%
Conservative
1
1%
Sponsor List (70 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
LD
Tom Brake
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Mr Ivor Caplin (Sponsor)
Lab
Paul Clark
Lab
Mr Eric Clarke
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Lab
Lord Coaker
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Lawrence Cunliffe
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Lord Fearn
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lab
Mr Michael Foster
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Dr Norman Godman
Lab
Mrs Eileen Gordon
Lab
John Grogan
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Lab
Phil Hope
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Miss Melanie Johnson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Helen Jones
Lab
Lord Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Dr Ashok Kumar
Lab
David Lepper
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Lab
Mr Bill Michie
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
Lab
Dr Nick Palmer
Lab
Linda Perham
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Bill Rammell
Lab
Mr Andy Reed
LD
Mr David Rendel
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Jonathan Shaw
Lab
Ms Debra Shipley
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
LD
Angela Smith
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Mr Gerry Steinberg
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
David Taylor
Con
Sir Teddy Taylor
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Mr Alan Williams
Lab
Mrs Audrey Wise
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