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Protecting the oceans

EDM (Early Day Motion) 112: tabled on 27 January 2020

Tabled in the 2019-21 session.

This motion has been signed by 39 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

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.

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.

Bottomley, Sir Peter
Conservative
Signed on 29 January 2020
Worthing West
Antoniazzi, Tonia
Labour
Signed on 29 January 2020
Gower
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 29 January 2020
Dundee West
Hill, Mike
Labour
Signed on 29 January 2020
Hartlepool
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 29 January 2020
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Linden, David
Scottish National Party
Signed on 29 January 2020
Glasgow East
Efford, Clive
Labour
Signed on 30 January 2020
Eltham
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 3 February 2020
Bedford
Glindon, Mary
Labour
Signed on 4 February 2020
North Tyneside
Blackman, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 6 February 2020
Harrow East
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 6 February 2020
Brighton, Pavilion
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 February 2020
North East Fife
Hanvey, Neale
Independent
Signed on 10 February 2020
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on 10 February 2020
Liverpool, Wavertree
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 10 February 2020
Liverpool, Riverside
Anderson, Fleur
Labour
Signed on 11 February 2020
Putney
Murray, James
Labour
Signed on 12 February 2020
Ealing North
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 12 February 2020
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 12 February 2020
Belfast South
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 13 February 2020
Liverpool, West Derby
Sheerman, Mr Barry
Labour
Signed on 17 February 2020
Huddersfield
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 17 February 2020
Poplar and Limehouse
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on 19 February 2020
Luton South
Hendrick, Sir Mark
Labour
Signed on 24 February 2020
Preston
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on 25 February 2020
Streatham
Kinnock, Stephen
Labour
Signed on 2 March 2020
Aberavon
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 5 March 2020
Orkney and Shetland
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 19 March 2020
Leyton and Wanstead
Gwynne, Andrew
Labour
Signed on 21 April 2020
Denton and Reddish
Webbe, Claudia
Labour
Signed on 9 June 2020
Leicester East
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on 1 September 2020
Jarrow
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 1 September 2020
Leeds East
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on 1 September 2020
Birkenhead

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.