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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
THREATS TO THE WELFARE AND SURVIVAL OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS (28 October 2014)

Motion Details

That this House is concerned about the abuses and threats faced by elephants in India and South-East Asia; notes that these animals are highly endangered; is disturbed that elephants are snatched from the wild to supply animals for tourist events and festivals; notes that to prepare them for use in tourist attractions and festivals baby and juvenile elephants are beaten, isolated and deprived of food and water to break their spirits and subdue them; further notes that Asian elephants are subject to ivory poaching and illegal trafficking; respectfully calls on the Indian and South-East Asian governments to take immediate measures to bring such ill-treatment to an end; and calls on United Kingdom tourists not to support any attractions that involve captive elephants.

Sponsored by:
Mr Virendra Sharma (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
58
53%
 
 
Conservative
15
14%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
14
13%
 
 
Independent
6
5%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
5
5%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
 
 
Scottish National Party
2
2%
 
 
Crossbench
2
2%
 
 
Your Party
1
1%
 
 
Reform UK
1
1%
 
 
Green Party
1
1%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
 
Alliance
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (110 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Lab
Sir Kevin Barron
Lab
Dame Anne Begg
Con
Lord Bellingham
XB
Lord Benyon
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
LD
Gordon Birtwistle
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Con
Lord Brady of Altrincham
LD
Annette Brooke
Con
Fiona Bruce
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Con
Neil Carmichael
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Sarah Champion
Rotherham
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
Lab
Mr Tom Clarke
Lab
Michael Connarty
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Sir David Crausby
LD
Mike Crockart
Con
Dame Tracey Crouch
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Sir Tony Cunningham
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Ind
Geraint Davies
Lab
Frank Dobson
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Lab
Mr Frank Doran
Lab
Jim Dowd
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Con
Jonathan Evans
Lab
Paul Farrelly
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lab
Paul Flynn
IGC
Mike Gapes
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Pat Glass
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Con
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
Con
James Gray
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
David Heyes
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
LD
Martin Horwood
Lab
Glenda Jackson
Lab
Baroness Jowell
Con
Sir Greg Knight
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
APNI
Naomi Long
Lab
Mr Andrew Love
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Lab
Gordon Marsden
DUP
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Jim McGovern
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Andrew Miller
Lab
Graeme Morrice
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Lab
Sandra Osborne
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Yasmin Qureshi
Bolton South and Walkden
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Lab
John Robertson
RUK
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Steve Rotheram
Lab
Chris Ruane
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Barry Sheerman
Lab
Jim Sheridan
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Con
Lord Soames of Fletching
Con
Andrew Stephenson
Con
Sir Gary Streeter
LD
Lord Stunell
Lab
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Lab
Sir Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
LD
Viscount Thurso
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Valerie Vaz
Walsall and Bloxwich
Lab
Joan Walley
SNP
Mike Weir
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Ind
Chris Williamson
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Lab
Mike Wood

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