PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Export trade in live animals for slaughter (13 July 2020)
Motion Details
That this House believes that the United Kingdom is about to take back controls of export trade and deplores the fact that thousands of live lambs and sheep have been exported for slaughter; is concerned that a significant number of these animals die and suffer unnecessarily cruelty on route to countries like Spain, Italy and Greece; and calls on the UK Government to ban the live export trade in live animals for slaughter on the 1 January 2021.
Sponsored by:
Sir Mike Penning (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Conservative
3
33%
Democratic Unionist Party
2
22%
Labour
1
11%
Independent
1
11%
Alba Party
1
11%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
11%
Sponsor List (9 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Bob Blackman
Harrow East
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
SDLP
Colum Eastwood
Foyle
Con
Sir Greg Knight
Alba
Kenny MacAskill
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Con
Sir Mike Penning (Sponsor)
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
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