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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
GREYHOUNDS (15 November 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; and calls upon the Government to introduce appropriate codes of practice under the Animal Welfare Act at the earliest opportunity.

Sponsored by:
Sir Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
67
64%
 
 
Labour
13
12%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
11
10%
 
 
Independent
8
8%
 
 
Reform UK
1
1%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
 
Non-affiliated
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (105 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Lord Austin of Dudley
LD
Norman Baker
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
Con
Lord Bellingham
XB
Lord Benyon
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Con
James Brokenshire
LD
Annette Brooke
Con
Sir Simon Burns
Con
Mr David Burrowes
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Con
Alistair Burt
Con
Mr James Clappison
Derek Conway
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Dr David Drew
Con
Sir James Duddridge
Con
Sir Alan Duncan
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Sir Michael Fallon
Lab
Paul Flynn
Con
Sir Liam Fox
Con
Christopher Fraser
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
Michael Gove
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Stephen Hammond
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
John Hemming
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Con
Adam Holloway
Con
Lord Horam
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
Con
Mr David Jones
Con
Daniel Kawczynski
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
LD
Mr John Leech
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Ind
Anne Milton
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 Richard Ottaway
Lab
Albert Owen
Con
Sir James Paice
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Mr Mark Prisk
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
LD
Paul Rowen
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Grant Shapps
Con
Sir Richard Shepherd
Con
Mr Keith Simpson
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
LD
Lord Stunell
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Lab
David Taylor
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Ben Wallace
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin (Sponsor)
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
Con
Sir Jeremy Wright
Kenilworth and Southam
Con
Mr Tim Yeo

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