PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES (24 June 2015)

Motion Details

That this House notes that a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses was included in the manifestos of the Conservative, Labour and Green parties at the recent general election, showing the unified support across the House on this animal protection issue; recalls that 94 per cent of respondents to a Defra public consultation supported a ban and the House of Commons voted unanimously in favour of such a ban in 2011; further notes that currently two circuses with fewer than 20 wild animals are touring England and Wales; notes that a deadline of December 2015 was included in the Government's draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill; notes that the UK has fallen behind 31 countries which have introduced similar national measures; notes the work of Animal Defenders International highlighting circus suffering in the UK and currently assisting the Peruvian government to enforce a ban; and calls on the Government to bring forward this manifesto commitment at the earliest opportunity

Sponsored by:
Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
44
54%
 
 
Scottish National Party
14
17%
 
 
Independent
8
10%
 
 
Conservative
5
6%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
4%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
2
2%
 
 
Green Party
1
1%
 
 
Crossbench
1
1%
 
 
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (82 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Ms Diane Abbott
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Con
Sir David Amess
Lab
Mr David Anderson
SNP
Richard Arkless
Lab
Mr Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Lab
Paul Blomfield
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Ruth Cadbury
Brentford and Isleworth
Con
Dr Lisa Cameron
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Sarah Champion
Rotherham
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Jo Cox
SNP
Angela Crawley
Lab
Lord Cryer
Ind
Geraint Davies
Con
Glyn Davies
SNP
Martyn Day
Lab
Thangam Debbonaire
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
SNP
Stuart Blair Donaldson
Lab
Jim Dowd
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Ind
Dame Louise Ellman
SNP
Marion Fellows
Ind
Margaret Ferrier
XB
Lord Field of Birkenhead
Lab
Jim Fitzpatrick (Sponsor)
Lab
Robert Flello
Lab
Paul Flynn
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Pat Glass
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Lab
Harry Harpham
Lab
Carolyn Harris
Neath and Swansea East
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
Lab
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Kate Hollern
Lab
Sir Gerald Kaufman
SNP
George Kerevan
SNP
Chris Law
Dundee Central
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Justin Madders
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Lab
Lord Mann
Lab
Gordon Marsden
Lab
Rachael Maskell
York Central
Ind
Christian Matheson
SNP
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
SNP
Stuart C McDonald
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Ind
Natalie McGarry
Lab
Liz McInnes
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
SNP
Carol Monaghan
SNP
Dr Paul Monaghan
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Albert Owen
Lab
Matthew Pennycook
Greenwich and Woolwich
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Yasmin Qureshi
Bolton South and Walkden
Lab
Christina Rees
Lab
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
PC
Liz Saville Roberts
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Lab
Mr Virendra Sharma
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
Lab
Cat Smith
Lancaster and Wyre
Lab
Jeff Smith
Manchester Withington
Lab
Sir Keir Starmer
Holborn and St Pancras
Lab
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Torfaen
SNP
Mike Weir
Lab
Catherine West
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
DUP
Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
Lab
Daniel Zeichner
Cambridge

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