Early Day Motions

ROUTINE PREVENTATIVE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN SUPERMARKET SUPPLY CHAINS

EDM (Early Day Motion) 488: tabled on 10 October 2016

Tabled in the 2016-17 session.

This motion has been signed by 62 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 expresses concern about recent findings of high levels of antibiotic-resistant e.coli and MRSA on British supermarket meat, of UK origin; welcomes the commitment of the Foods Standards Agency to work with UK food retailers to reduce farm antibiotic use and Waitrose's recently updated policy, which prohibits antibiotic prophylaxis, routine preventative use; notes that the systematic overuse of antibiotics in farm animals is contributing to the emergence of antibiotic resistance in human bacterial infections; considers the routine preventative mass-medication of animals to be unacceptable practice; believes that the adoption of higher welfare farming practices must be central to any successful strategy to reduce farm antibiotic use; and calls on all UK supermarkets to adopt a publicly available policy on antibiotic use within their supply chains, prohibiting routine mass-medication of livestock and committing to drastic reductions in farm use of the critically important antibiotics.

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.

Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 10 October 2016
Brighton, Pavilion
Primary
McCarthy, Kerry
Labour
Signed on 10 October 2016
Bristol East
Warburton, David
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2016
Somerton and Frome
Spelman, Dame Caroline
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2016
Meriden
Ritchie, Ms Margaret
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 10 October 2016
South Down
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2016
Harrow East

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

Allen, Mr Graham
Labour
Signed on 11 October 2016
Nottingham North
Arkless, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 October 2016
Dumfries and Galloway
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 October 2016
Livingston
Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 31 January 2017
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2016
Worthing West
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2016
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 October 2016
Orkney and Shetland
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 1 January 2016
West Lancashire
Coyle, Neil
Labour
Signed on 20 February 2017
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Crausby, Mr David
Labour
Signed on 25 October 2016
Bolton North East
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 11 October 2016
Leyton and Wanstead
Cunningham, Mr Jim
Labour
Signed on 18 October 2016
Coventry South
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 October 2016
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Docherty-Hughes, Martin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 October 2016
West Dunbartonshire
Dowd, Jim
Labour
Signed on 5 January 2016
Lewisham West and Penge
Durkan, Mark
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 10 October 2016
Foyle
Flello, Robert
Labour
Signed on 11 October 2016
Stoke-on-Trent South
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2016
Newport West
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 October 2016
North East Fife
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 27 October 2016
Birmingham, Hall Green
Grant, Peter
Scottish National Party
Signed on 1 November 2016
Glenrothes
Green, Kate
Labour
Signed on 3 November 2016
Stretford and Urmston
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 October 2016
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Hermon, Lady
Independent
Signed on 12 October 2016
North Down
Hopkins, Kelvin
Labour
Signed on 12 October 2016
Luton North
Jenkyns, Andrea
Conservative
Signed on 10 October 2016
Morley and Outwood
Lamb, Norman
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 October 2016
North Norfolk
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 October 2016
Dundee West
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2016
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Main, Mrs Anne
Conservative
Signed on 13 October 2016
St Albans
Mathias, Dr Tania
Conservative
Signed on 12 October 2016
Twickenham
McCaig, Callum
Scottish National Party
Signed on 13 October 2016
Aberdeen South
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 16 November 2016
Belfast South
McGarry, Natalie
Independent
Signed on 11 October 2016
Glasgow East
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 October 2016
Falkirk
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 17 October 2016
Mansfield
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 October 2016
Glasgow North West
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 October 2016
East Dunbartonshire
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 October 2016
Argyll and Bute
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2016
East Renfrewshire
Owen, Albert
Labour
Signed on 12 October 2016
Ynys Môn
Paterson, Steven
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2016
Stirling
Robertson, Angus
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 January 2017
Moray
Robinson, Gavin
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 11 October 2016
Belfast East
Salmond, Alex
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2016
Gordon
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 11 October 2016
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 11 October 2016
Strangford
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 November 2016
Edinburgh East
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 11 October 2016
Upper Bann
Skinner, Mr Dennis
Labour
Signed on 13 October 2016
Bolsover
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 January 2016
Midlothian
Weir, Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 October 2016
Angus
Whiteford, Dr Eilidh
Scottish National Party
Signed on 24 October 2016
Banff and Buchan
Wilson, Corri
Scottish National Party
Signed on 5 January 2016
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 8 November 2016
East Antrim

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

Goldsmith, Zac
Conservative
Signature withdrawn on 10 October 2016
Richmond Park