Motion text
That this House is proud to state that the UK is a nation of cat lovers with approximately 12.2 million cats in UK households; notes that this makes cats the second most popular pet in the UK, second only to dogs, with 27 per cent of households owning at least one cat; sympathises with the pain that is felt by pet owners when their pet is struck by a vehicle and fatally wounded; notes with sadness that, according to data from PetPlan, approximately 230,000 cats are hit by cars every year in the UK, averaging 630 every day; is alarmed that under section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, a driver is required to stop and report an accident involving horses, cattle ass, mules, sheep, pigs, goats or dogs, but not cats; is aware that this distinction was made to protect working animals; argues that this distinction is no longer required in the modern-day where domestic animals are mainly kept as pets; cites a 2018 study by Carbuyer which found almost 60 per cent of those surveyed agreed the law should be changed to include cats as well; and calls on this Government to introduce a change in the law that would require drivers to report a traffic collision involving a cat.
Signatures (42)
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.
Ribeiro-Addy, Bell
Labour
Signed on
16 May 2022
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
17 May 2022
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
17 May 2022
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
17 May 2022
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
17 May 2022
Ferrier, Margaret
Independent
Signed on
18 May 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
18 May 2022
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
18 May 2022
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on
18 May 2022
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on
18 May 2022
Huq, Dr Rupa
Labour
Signed on
18 May 2022
Gibson, Patricia
Scottish National Party
Signed on
18 May 2022
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
18 May 2022
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
18 May 2022
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
18 May 2022
Sharma, Mr Virendra
Labour
Signed on
18 May 2022
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on
19 May 2022
Abbott, Ms Diane
Labour
Signed on
19 May 2022
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
19 May 2022
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
19 May 2022
De Cordova, Marsha
Labour
Signed on
19 May 2022
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on
20 May 2022
Tami, Mark
Labour
Signed on
23 May 2022
Blomfield, Paul
Labour
Signed on
24 May 2022
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on
26 May 2022
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on
6 June 2022
Smith, Cat
Labour
Signed on
10 June 2022
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on
10 June 2022
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on
12 June 2022
Rees, Christina
Labour
Signed on
14 June 2022
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 June 2022
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
14 June 2022
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
15 June 2022
Morgan, Helen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
20 June 2022
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on
21 June 2022
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
27 June 2022
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
21 July 2022
Davey, Ed
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
28 November 2022
Richard Foord,
Signed on
24 January 2023
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on
24 January 2023
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on
27 February 2023
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
26 October 2023
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.