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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BUSHMEAT AND SIMIAN FOAMING VIRUS (16 May 2005)

Motion Details

That this House notes with concern the growing demand for illegal bushmeat and the discovery of simian foaming virus in humans who have eaten infected ape flesh; recognises that the same practice of eating infected monkeys is understood to have allowed simian immunodeficiency viruses to leap species and mutate into HIV; warns the Government that failure to act against illegal imports of bushmeat could have devastating consequences for human and animal health, and the survival of threatened species in the wild; and calls on the Government to take action against those involved in the illegal bushmeat trade and immediately to commence trials of new technology to prevent illegal bushmeat entering the UK.

Sponsored by:
Sir James Paice (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
54
68%
 
 
Independent
8
10%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
7
9%
 
 
Labour
6
8%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
3%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (79 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
LD
John Barrett
Con
Lord Bellingham
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
James Brokenshire
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Derek Conway
Lab
Sir David Crausby
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Con
Lord Deben
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Christopher Fraser
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Michael Gove
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Mr Mark Harper
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Con
Adam Holloway
LD
Paul Holmes
Con
Lord Horam
Con
Mr David Jones
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Sir James Paice (Sponsor)
Con
Mr Owen Paterson
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
Lord Pickles
LD
John Pugh
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Lab
David Taylor
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Roger Williams
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton

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