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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
RAGWORT POISONING (13 November 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:
Sir John Hayes (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
43
57%
 
 
Labour
14
18%
 
 
Independent
6
8%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
6
8%
 
 
Speaker
2
3%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
3%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (76 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
LD
John Barrett
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Grayling
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Lab
Mr Dai Havard
Con
Sir John Hayes (Sponsor)
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Ind
Lady Hermon
LD
Paul Holmes
Con
Lord Horam
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Lab
Mr Robert Jackson
Con
Boris Johnson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Con
Robert Key
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Sir David Lidington
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Ind
Mr Paul Marsden
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
LD
Lembit Öpik
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
SNP
Angus Robertson
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Con
Dame Marion Roe
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Con
Mr David Ruffley
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Dr Gavin Strang
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
LD
Lord Tyler
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Lab
Brian White
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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