Early Day Motions

WILD ANIMALS IN TRAVELLING CIRCUSES

EDM (Early Day Motion) 2488: tabled on 29 November 2011

Tabled in the 2010-12 session.

This motion has been signed by 30 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

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

Motion text

That this House believes that the use of wild animals in travelling circuses is fundamentally wrong because their welfare and well-being is continuously compromised by confinement in an environment that can never meet their complex needs; notes the results of the recent Departmentfor Environment, Food and Rural Affairs'public consultation on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses which produced an outcome of 94 per cent. of participants stating their wish for the introduction of a complete ban on such practices; and therefore calls on the Government immediately to bring forward legislation to end the confinement of all wild animals in the inherently unsuitableand unacceptable environments of travelling circuses throughout the UK.

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.

Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 29 November 2011
Mansfield
Primary
Corbyn, Jeremy
Labour
Signed on 29 November 2011
Islington North
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 30 November 2011
Foyle
Dobbin, Jim
Labour
Signed on 30 November 2011
Heywood and Middleton
Caton, Martin
Labour
Signed on 30 November 2011
Gower
McKenzie, Iain
Labour
Signed on 1 December 2011
Inverclyde

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

Brooke, Annette
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 1 December 2011
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 6 December 2011
Blyth Valley
Clwyd, Ann
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2011
Cynon Valley
Crockart, Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 1 December 2011
Edinburgh West
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 5 December 2011
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Engel, Natascha
Labour
Signed on 16 January 2012
North East Derbyshire
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 6 December 2011
Newport West
Hancock, Mr Mike
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 December 2011
Portsmouth South
Hemming, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 December 2011
Birmingham, Yardley
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2011
Jarrow
Hermon, Lady Sylvia
Independent
Signed on 6 December 2011
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 6 December 2011
Luton North
Jackson, Glenda
Labour
Signed on 1 December 2011
Hampstead and Kilburn
Leech, Mr John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 6 December 2011
Manchester, Withington
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 12 December 2011
Brighton, Pavilion
Marsden, Mr Gordon
Labour
Signed on 1 December 2011
Blackpool South
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2011
Hayes and Harlington
Morrice, Graeme
Labour
Signed on 13 December 2011
Livingston
Osborne, Sandra
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2011
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 6 December 2011
Bolton South East
Riordan, Mrs Linda
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2011
Halifax
Sanders, Mr Adrian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 December 2011
Torbay
Sheridan, Jim
Labour
Signed on 8 December 2011
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry
Labour
Signed on 5 December 2011
Bradford South

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.