PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RAGWORT POISONING (7 July 2002)
Motion Details
That this House is concerned that 500 horses died from liver damage due to ragwort poisoning in 2001 and that 1000 deaths are predicted in 2002; is also concerned that the toxin in ragwort is poisonous to cattle and sheep as well as humans, so humans may, unwittingly ingest the toxin; notes that under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, landlords are legally obliged to remove ragwort from their land; and calls on the Government to become proactive in preventing the irresponsible spread of ragwort.
Sponsored by:
Mr Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
33
43%
Labour
26
34%
Liberal Democrat
6
8%
Independent
3
4%
Plaid Cymru
3
4%
Reform UK
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Speaker
1
1%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
Scottish National Party
1
1%
Sponsor List (77 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Lab
John Austin
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Lab
Bill Etherington
SNP
Annabelle Ewing
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Lab
Mr Win Griffiths
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Lab
Mr Robert Jackson
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Robert Key
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Lab
Mr Kevin McNamara
Con
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Mr Archie Norman
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Kerry Pollard
PC
Adam Price
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Con
Dame Marion Roe
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Geraldine Smith
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Gary Streeter
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Lab
David Taylor
PC
Mr Simon Thomas (Sponsor)
LD
Lord Tyler
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
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