Motion text
That this House expresses its concern that the ceremonial bearskin caps worn by members of the armed forces, most notably at the annual Trooping the Colour parade, involve the unnecessary slaughter of black bears; notes that each bearskin ceremonial cap costs the Ministry of Defence over £1,700 and sees no possible excuse for taxpayers’ money to be spent on ceremonial caps made from the skins of bears gunned down for their fur when the overwhelming majority of the British public is opposed to the use of real fur in clothing; understands that the faux fur developed by animal rights charity PETA with leading faux furrier ECOPEL would enable the Ministry of Defence to replace the real bearskins with faux fur; welcomes the offer by ECOPEL to provide the Ministry of Defence with faux fur at no cost until 2030, saving many bears from slaughter and also saving the tax payer up to a million pounds; and calls on the Ministry of Defence to recognise that its continued use of real fur is not in line with the UK Government’s commitment to have and promote the highest standards of animal welfare and that it is time to switch to faux fur for making these ceremonial caps.
Signatures (75)
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.
Oswald, Kirsten
Scottish National Party
Signed on
31 January 2022
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
31 January 2022
Ferrier, Margaret
Independent
Signed on
31 January 2022
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 February 2022
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 February 2022
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 February 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
2 February 2022
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
2 February 2022
Tami, Mark
Labour
Signed on
2 February 2022
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on
2 February 2022
Vaz, Valerie
Labour
Signed on
3 February 2022
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on
3 February 2022
Smith, Cat
Labour
Signed on
4 February 2022
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 February 2022
Huq, Dr Rupa
Labour
Signed on
4 February 2022
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 February 2022
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
4 February 2022
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
7 February 2022
Smith, Alyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on
7 February 2022
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on
7 February 2022
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
7 February 2022
MacAskill, Kenny
Alba Party
Signed on
7 February 2022
Rees, Christina
Labour
Signed on
7 February 2022
Fovargue, Yvonne
Labour
Signed on
7 February 2022
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
7 February 2022
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
7 February 2022
Callaghan, Amy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
7 February 2022
Howarth, Sir George
Labour
Signed on
7 February 2022
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
8 February 2022
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
8 February 2022
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
8 February 2022
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on
9 February 2022
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 February 2022
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
21 February 2022
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
21 February 2022
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 February 2022
Olney, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
21 February 2022
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
21 February 2022
Green, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
21 February 2022
Flynn, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 February 2022
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Blackman, Kirsty
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 February 2022
Duffield, Rosie
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
21 February 2022
Qaisar, Ms Anum
Scottish National Party
Signed on
22 February 2022
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
22 February 2022
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
22 February 2022
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on
22 February 2022
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
23 February 2022
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on
23 February 2022
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
24 February 2022
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on
24 February 2022
Hosie, Stewart
Scottish National Party
Signed on
1 March 2022
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on
7 March 2022
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on
7 March 2022
Whitford, Dr Philippa
Scottish National Party
Signed on
9 March 2022
Nichols, Charlotte
Labour
Signed on
9 March 2022
Davey, Ed
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
9 March 2022
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on
10 March 2022
Moran, Layla
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
14 March 2022
Wakeford, Christian
Labour
Signed on
14 March 2022
Doogan, Dave
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 March 2022
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
24 March 2022
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
29 March 2022
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
19 April 2022
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
19 April 2022
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on
19 April 2022
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
20 April 2022
McKinnell, Catherine
Labour
Signed on
21 April 2022
Grant, Peter
Scottish National Party
Signed on
21 April 2022
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.