PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BRAZIL DEFORESTATION (24 July 2019)
Motion Details
That this House condemns the policies pursued by the Administration of President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, which are destroying the Amazon rainforest; notes that more than 3,700 square kilometres of forest has been deforested in 2019 with July being the worst month on record so far; further condemns the violence used against indigenous populations in those areas, which has been sanctioned by the leader who should protect those populations; and asks the Foreign Secretary to raise the matter with his Brazilian counterpart at the earliest opportunity.
Sponsored by:
Graham P Jones (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
22
69%
Conservative
3
9%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
6%
Scottish National Party
2
6%
Green Party
1
3%
Independent
1
3%
Plaid Cymru
1
3%
Sponsor List (32 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Ruth Cadbury
Brentford and Isleworth
Lab
Neil Coyle
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Lab
Ms Stella Creasy
Walthamstow
Lab
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
Ind
Rosie Duffield
Canterbury
Lab
Lord Hanson of Flint
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
Lab
Graham P Jones (Sponsor)
Lab
Ruth Jones
Newport West and Islwyn
Lab
Ged Killen
Lab
Stephen Kinnock
Aberafan Maesteg
Con
Sir Greg Knight
PC
Ben Lake
Ceredigion Preseli
Green
Caroline Lucas
Lab
Anna McMorrin
Cardiff North
SNP
Carol Monaghan
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
Lab
Ian Murray
Edinburgh South
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Lab
Jess Phillips
Birmingham Yardley
Lab
Lucy Powell
Manchester Central
Lab
Rachel Reeves
Leeds West and Pudsey
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
Lab
Alex Sobel
Leeds Central and Headingley
Lab
Lord Spellar
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Wes Streeting
Ilford North
Lab
Anna Turley
Redcar
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