PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
WELFARE OF GREYHOUNDS (2 March 2006)
Motion Details
That this House calls on the Government to address animal welfare concerns within greyhound racing; notes that 10,000 greyhounds retire from racing each year, only 2,000 of which are known to be re-homed; welcomes provisions for improving racing greyhound welfare in the Animal Welfare Bill; and calls on the Government to bring forward measures, including the possible introduction of compulsory levies, to ensure that proper levels of funding are made available from within the industry towards the cost of greyhound welfare.
Sponsored by:
Sir Alan Meale (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
78
61%
Liberal Democrat
21
17%
Conservative
13
10%
Independent
10
8%
Speaker
1
1%
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
Scottish National Party
1
1%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
Sponsor List (127 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Vera Baird
LD
Norman Baker
LD
John Barrett
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
LD
Lord Beith
Con
Lord Bellingham
Lab
Mr Joe Benton
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Ms Lyn Brown
Lab
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Colin Challen
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr Tom Clarke
Lab
Harry Cohen
Lab
Michael Connarty
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Con
Sir Philip Davies
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Jim Devine
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Lab
Jim Dowd
Lab
Dr David Drew
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Mark Fisher
Lab
Paul Flynn
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Linda Gilroy
Con
Sir Robert Goodwill
Lab
Patrick Hall
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
LD
John Hemming
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
David Heyes
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
Con
Mr Philip Hollobone
LD
Paul Holmes
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Con
Lord Horam
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Helen Jones
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Ms Sally Keeble
Lab
Alan Keen
LD
Mr John Leech
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Tony Lloyd
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Mr John MacDougall
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Judy Mallaber
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Mr Eric Martlew
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
Kerry McCarthy
Bristol East
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale (Sponsor)
Lab
Andrew Miller
Ind
Anne Milton
Lab
Austin Mitchell
Lab
Julie Morgan
LD
Greg Mulholland
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Mr Denis Murphy
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Mr Bill Olner
Lab
Sandra Osborne
Lab
Albert Owen
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
Con
Mark Pritchard
The Wrekin
Lab
Gwyn Prosser
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
Lab
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Sir Bob Russell
SNP
Alex Salmond
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mr Marsha Singh
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Ian Stewart
Lab
Dr Gavin Strang
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
LD
Lord Stunell
LD
Jo Swinson
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Joan Walley
LD
Steve Webb
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Lab
Mike Wood
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