Early Day Motions

HOUNDS AND HUNTING

EDM (Early Day Motion) 821: tabled on 04 March 2003

Tabled in the 2002-03 session.

This motion has been signed by 21 Members. It has received 1 amendment.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

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Motion text

That this House expresses deep concern at the prospect that an estimated 20,000 hounds could be destroyed in the event of legislation outlawing hunting with dogs becoming law; notes that due to the financial burdens placed upon hunt organisers and the inability to retrain these animals for domestic purposes there may be no option other than to destroy them; further emphasises that animal sanctuaries would be unable to cope with the massive influx of redundant hounds; and therefore calls upon all honourable Members supporting a hunt ban to consider the implications, in terms of the number of hounds which may be slaughtered, were a ban to be introduced.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
Romford
Primary
Burnside, David
Ulster Unionist Party
Signed on 5 March 2003
South Antrim
Caton, Mr Martin
Labour
Signed on 20 March 2003
Gower
Fabricant, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
Lichfield
Field, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
Cities of London and Westminster
Goodman, Mr Paul
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
Wycombe

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Hawkins, Mr Nick
Conservative
Signed on 10 March 2003
Surrey Heath
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
New Forest East
Mackay, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
Bracknell
O'Brien, Mr Stephen
Conservative
Signed on 6 March 2003
Eddisbury
Sarwar, Mr Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 19 March 2003
Glasgow, Govan
Soames, Hon Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
Mid Sussex
Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 5 March 2003
Castle Point
Steen, Mr Anthony
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
Totnes
Swayne, Mr Desmond
Conservative
Signed on 3 April 2003
New Forest West
Swire, Mr Hugo
Conservative
Signed on 11 March 2003
East Devon
Tredinnick, David
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
Bosworth
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 12 March 2003
Upminster
Williams, Mr Roger
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 12 May 2003
Brecon and Radnorshire
Winterton, Ann
Conservative
Signed on 5 March 2003
Congleton
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 4 March 2003
Macclesfield

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.

After a motion has been tabled, other Members can table amendments to it. Amendments to this motion are shown below.

HOUNDS AND HUNTING (Amendment 1)
leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes that the known balance of parliamentary opinion and the Government's commitment to allow use of the Parliament Act if necessary makes a ban ion fox hunting inevitable; considers that it is therefore irresponsible for hunts to continue to breed hounds; and calls upon all hunts to halt such breeding now.'.
Dr Nick Palmer
Labour, Broxtowe
50
signatures
EDM 821A1: tabled on 5 March 2003