Motion text
That this House recognises and celebrates the importance of vibrant oceans to our global ecosystem; notes that our oceans are facing a variety of threats, including large amounts of waste of all kinds being disposed of in them, overfishing and human caused climate change, and that the creatures within them are especially vulnerable to even slight changes in global temperatures; regrets that studies have found that only 13 per cent of the ocean has been unharmed by human activity, that 50 per cent of global coral has died since 1980, that 72 marine species are listed as critically endangered, and that over a third of marine mammal species face extinction; recalls the work of the Blue Belt Programme in UK Overseas Territories; welcomes the Greenpeace Ocean Declaration on the ongoing negotiations towards a Global Ocean Treaty and calls upon the Government to be bold in pursuing meaningful negotiations to establish, significantly expand and enforce global ocean sanctuaries, and to drive a global shift towards a collaborative, but also effective, global decision making process to help protect global oceans.
Signatures (39)
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.
Stevens, Jo
Labour
Signed on
24 January 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
28 January 2020
Penning, Sir Mike
Conservative
Signed on
28 January 2020
Streeting, Wes
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
28 January 2020
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
28 January 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on
29 January 2020
Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on
29 January 2020
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 January 2020
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on
29 January 2020
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 January 2020
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on
29 January 2020
Efford, Clive
Labour
Signed on
30 January 2020
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
3 February 2020
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on
4 February 2020
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on
6 February 2020
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
6 February 2020
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
10 February 2020
Hanvey, Neale
Independent
Signed on
10 February 2020
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
10 February 2020
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
10 February 2020
Anderson, Fleur
Labour
Signed on
11 February 2020
Murray, James
Labour
Signed on
12 February 2020
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 February 2020
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on
12 February 2020
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
13 February 2020
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on
17 February 2020
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
17 February 2020
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
19 February 2020
Hendrick, Sir Mark
Labour
Signed on
24 February 2020
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
25 February 2020
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on
2 March 2020
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
5 March 2020
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on
19 March 2020
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on
21 April 2020
Webbe, Claudia
Labour
Signed on
9 June 2020
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
1 September 2020
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
1 September 2020
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
1 September 2020
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.