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FLY GRAZING AND HORSE WELFARE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 785: tabled on 25 November 2013

Tabled in the 2013-14 session.

This motion has been signed by 39 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 is aware that throughout the UK a crisis is currently taking place in the horse industry whereby, because of austerity, lowered market values and lesser demand, coupled with the increasing costs of owning and caring for an animal, many owners have been left in the situation of neither being able to look after nor sell their horses, a situation which has led to many horses being subjected to neglect, abandonment or kept by fly grazing, a practice which sees horses left on land without the landowner's permission; notes that at the present time many equine charities are full to bursting point; and calls on the Government to make the necessary financial arrangements available to deal with this important matter.

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.

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

Campbell, Mr Ronnie
Labour
Signed on 27 November 2013
Blyth Valley
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 4 December 2013
Bolton North East
Cunningham, Alex
Labour
Signed on 18 December 2013
Stockton North
Cunningham, Sir Tony
Labour
Signed on 4 December 2013
Workington
Dodds, Mr Nigel
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 27 November 2013
Belfast North
Edwards, Jonathan
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 27 November 2013
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Galloway, Mr George
Respect Party
Signed on 10 December 2013
Bradford West
George, Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 28 November 2013
St Ives
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 16 December 2013
Birmingham, Hall Green
Hepburn, Mr Stephen
Labour
Signed on 2 December 2013
Jarrow
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 4 December 2013
North Down
Hood, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 16 December 2013
Lanark and Hamilton East
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 27 November 2013
Luton North
Howarth, Mr George
Labour
Signed on 23 October 2013
Knowsley
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 4 December 2013
Wansbeck
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 2 December 2013
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 9 December 2013
Brighton, Pavilion
McCrea, Dr William
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 4 December 2013
South Antrim
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 28 November 2013
Belfast South
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 3 December 2013
Hayes and Harlington
Murphy, Paul
Labour
Signed on 4 December 2013
Torfaen
Pugh, John
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 29 November 2013
Southport
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 28 November 2013
Bolton South East
Riordan, Mrs Linda
Labour
Signed on 27 November 2013
Halifax
Roy, Lindsay
Labour
Signed on 4 December 2013
Glenrothes
Russell, Sir Bob
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 December 2013
Colchester
Sanders, Mr Adrian
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 November 2013
Torbay
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on 4 December 2013
Ealing, Southall
Stunell, Sir Andrew
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 29 November 2013
Hazel Grove
Weir, Mr Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 November 2013
Angus
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 4 December 2013
Arfon
Williams, Mr Mark
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 3 December 2013
Ceredigion
Wright, Simon
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 December 2013
Norwich South

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.