PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
WELFARE OF ANIMALS (16 May 2005)
Motion Details
That this House believes that all animals should be treated as sentient beings and is concerned that unacceptable practices where animals are treated as objects continue; further believes that all animals, at whatever stage of evolution, deserve protection and recognition; welcomes New Zealand's decision to introduce a bill to grant apes certain basic rights; and calls upon the Government to improve the welfare and status of all animals in the United Kingdom.
Sponsored by:
Mr Mike Hancock (Independent)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
58
54%
Liberal Democrat
32
30%
Conservative
10
9%
Independent
5
5%
Scottish National Party
2
2%
Not Available
1
1%
Sponsor List (108 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
John Battle
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Colin Challen
LD
Mr Nick Clegg
Lab
Harry Cohen
Derek Conway
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Jim Devine
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Con
Mr Stephen Dorrell
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Natascha Engel
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Farrelly
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
LD
Baroness Featherstone
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Paul Flynn
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
LD
Sandra Gidley
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
LD
Julia Goldsworthy
Con
Sir Robert Goodwill
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock (Sponsor)
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
LD
Paul Holmes
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
LD
David Howarth
LD
Simon Hughes
LD
Chris Huhne
LD
Mark Hunter
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
LD
Baroness Kramer
LD
Norman Lamb
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Lab
Mr Shahid Malik
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Jessica Morden
Newport East
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr George Mudie
LD
Greg Mulholland
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Albert Owen
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
John Penrose
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Sir Bob Russell
SNP
Alex Salmond
Con
Mr Lee Scott
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
John Smith
LD
Jo Swinson
Lab
Sir Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
Ind
Dr Richard Taylor
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
LD
Jenny Willott
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Mr Anthony Wright
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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