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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
PROHIBITION OF BATTERY CAGES FOR EGG LAYING HENS (23 January 2006)

Motion Details

That this House notes that the prohibition of conventional battery cages for egg-laying hens that is due to come into force in 2012 under Council Directive 1999/74 is to be reviewed during 2006; firmly believes that the prohibition should remain in place and should not be repealed or postponed; further notes that the report of the Scientific Panel for Animal Health and Welfare of the European Food Safety Authority concludes that the inability of battery hens to perform their natural behaviours poses a particularly severe threat to their welfare; and urges Her Majesty's Government to take the lead in persuading EU partners that the prohibition of conventional battery cages should neither be repealed nor postponed but should come into force in 2012 as enacted by Council Directive 1999/74.

Sponsored by:
Mr Eric Martlew (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
90
60%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
34
23%
 
 
Conservative
11
7%
 
 
Independent
10
7%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
 
 
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (150 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
LD
Danny Alexander
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Gordon Banks
Lab
Ms Celia Barlow
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Lab
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Ms Lyn Brown
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Colin Burgon
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Con
Sir John Butterfill
LD
Sir Vince Cable
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
LD
Mr Nick Clegg
Lab
Ann Clwyd
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Jim Cousins
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mary Creagh
Coventry East
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Dr David Drew
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
Lab
Natascha Engel
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
LD
Baroness Featherstone
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Robert Flello
Lab
Paul Flynn
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Michael Jabez Foster
WPB
George Galloway
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
LD
Sandra Gidley
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Dame Nia Griffith
Llanelli
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
John Hemming
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
LD
Paul Holmes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Lord Horam
LD
Martin Horwood
LD
David Howarth
LD
Simon Hughes
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Dame Diana Johnson
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Tony Lloyd
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Mr John MacDougall
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Mr David Marshall
Lab
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Lab
Mr Eric Martlew (Sponsor)
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
Kerry McCarthy
Bristol East
Lab
Sarah McCarthy-Fry
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Andrew Miller
Con
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
Lab
Mrs Madeleine Moon
Lab
Julie Morgan
Lab
Mr Elliot Morley
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Mr Edward O'Hara
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Mr Ken Purchase
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
LD
Dan Rogerson
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Clare Short
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Sir Peter Soulsby
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
Lab
Dr Howard Stoate
Lab
Dr Gavin Strang
LD
Lord Stunell
LD
Jo Swinson
Lab
Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Emily Thornberry
Islington South and Finsbury
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Sir Charles Walker
Lab
Joan Walley
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
LD
Jenny Willott
Lab
Mike Wood
Con
Sir Jeremy Wright
Kenilworth and Southam
Lab
Derek Wyatt
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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