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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ILLEGAL TIMBER (26 November 2003)

Motion Details

That this House recognises the importance of tropical rainforests in the balance of the global climate; notes the threat posed by illegal felling; believes that Britain should not be the recipient of illegally logged timber; further believes that all timber used in government projects should be supplied from certified sustainable sources; notes that the timber used in the refurbishment of the Cabinet Office was from Cameroon for which no recognised certification scheme exists; is concerned that the Department for International Development installed rainforest timber in its property last year; and urges the Government to honour its pledges and cancel unsustainable timber contracts and ensure that all suspect shipments are fully investigated and seized where appropriate.

Sponsored by:
Dame Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
51
77%
 
 
Independent
5
8%
 
 
Not Available
2
3%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
3%
 
 
Reform UK
1
2%
 
 
Speaker
1
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
Labour
1
2%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (66 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr David Atkinson
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
Con
Mr John Baron
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Derek Conway
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Mark Field
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Grayling
Con
Damian Green
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Con
Mr Mark Hoban
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Mr George Osborne
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Mr Jonathan Sayeed
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman (Sponsor)
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Mr John D. Taylor
PC
Mr Simon Thomas
LD
Lord Tyler
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton

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