Animal Defenders And Circus Animals
EDM number 787 in 1997-98, proposed by Joan Humble on 12/02/1998.
That this House congratulates the investigators working for Animal Defenders for the excellent and thorough report, The Ugliest Show on Earth, detailing appalling abuse and cruelty inflicted on circus animals by keepers and other circus people; is horrified that such gratuitous cruelty occurs in this day and age; is deeply concerned about the threat to public safety from escaped circus animals caused by inadequately constructed housing and exercise facilities; notes that circuses exist in a legal loophole, inadequately regulated, licensed and inspected; and calls for a ban on the use of animals in travelling circuses and the extension of the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 to cover the permanent holding facilities thus regulating staffing, housing, food and other welfare issues, public safety, hygiene, breeding, transport, sale and other disposal of the animals.
This motion has been signed by a total of 217 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|
| Joan Humble | 12/02/1998 | Blackpool North & Fleetwood | Labour | Proposed |
| Paul Clark | 12/02/1998 | Gillingham | Labour | Signed |
| Edward Davey | 13/02/1998 | Kingston & Surbiton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Cryer | 13/02/1998 | Hornchurch | Labour | Signed |
| David Crausby | 13/02/1998 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
| Vernon Coaker | 13/02/1998 | Gedling | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Clwyd | 13/02/1998 | Cynon Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Clark | 13/02/1998 | Kensington & Chelsea | Conservative | Signed |
| Ian Cawsey | 13/02/1998 | Brigg & Goole | Labour | Signed |
| Ivor Caplin | 13/02/1998 | Hove | Labour | Signed |
| Geraint Davies | 13/02/1998 | Croydon Central | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Dismore | 13/02/1998 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
| Huw Edwards | 13/02/1998 | Monmouth | Labour | Signed |
| Anthony D Wright | 13/02/1998 | Great Yarmouth | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Wood | 13/02/1998 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
| Audrey Wise | 13/02/1998 | Preston | Labour | Signed |
| Betty Williams | 13/02/1998 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| Norman Baker | 13/02/1998 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Charlotte Atkins | 13/02/1998 | Staffordshire Moorlands | Labour | Signed |
| David Amess | 13/02/1998 | Southend West | Conservative | Signed |
| Eileen Gordon | 13/02/1998 | Romford | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Olner | 13/02/1998 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
| Edward O'Hara | 13/02/1998 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Hope | 13/02/1998 | Corby | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Ivan Henderson | 13/02/1998 | Harwich | Labour | Signed |
| Angela Smith | 13/02/1998 | Basildon | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Martin Salter | 13/02/1998 | Reading West | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Pound | 13/02/1998 | Ealing North | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Foster | 13/02/1998 | Worcester | Labour | Signed |
| Linda Perham | 13/02/1998 | Ilford North | Labour | Signed |
| Julie Morgan | 13/02/1998 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
| Beverley Hughes | 13/02/1998 | Stretford & Urmston | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 13/02/1998 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Jenny Jones | 13/02/1998 | Wolverhampton South West | Labour | Signed |
| Gillian Merron | 13/02/1998 | Lincoln | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Marsden | 13/02/1998 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| John Marek | 13/02/1998 | Wrexham | Labour | Signed |
| Alice Mahon | 13/02/1998 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| David Lepper | 13/02/1998 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Bob Laxton | 13/02/1998 | Derby North | Labour | Signed |
| Jackie Lawrence | 13/02/1998 | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 13/02/1998 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Borrow | 16/02/1998 | South Ribble | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 16/02/1998 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 16/02/1998 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| Ken Livingstone | 16/02/1998 | Brent East | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 16/02/1998 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 16/02/1998 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Russell | 16/02/1998 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nick Palmer | 16/02/1998 | Broxtowe | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Whitehead | 17/02/1998 | Southampton, Test | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 17/02/1998 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Maria Fyfe | 17/02/1998 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | 17/02/1998 | Poplar & Canning Town | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 17/02/1998 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Lawrence Cunliffe | 17/02/1998 | Leigh | Labour | Signed |
| John Cummings | 17/02/1998 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Michie | 17/02/1998 | Sheffield, Heeley | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 17/02/1998 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Prentice | 17/02/1998 | Pendle | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Pike | 17/02/1998 | Burnley | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 18/02/1998 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 18/02/1998 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Norman Godman | 18/02/1998 | Greenock & Inverclyde | Labour | Signed |
| Gerry Steinberg | 18/02/1998 | Durham, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Stewart | 18/02/1998 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
| Matthew Taylor | 18/02/1998 | Truro & St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Tyler | 18/02/1998 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rosie Winterton | 18/02/1998 | Doncaster Central | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Cox | 18/02/1998 | Tooting | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 18/02/1998 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Pickthall | 18/02/1998 | West Lancashire | Labour | Signed |
| Chris Pond | 18/02/1998 | Gravesham | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Sawford | 18/02/1998 | Kettering | Labour | Signed |
| Martyn Jones | 18/02/1998 | Clwyd South | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew MacKinlay | 18/02/1998 | Thurrock | Labour | Signed |
| Kevin McNamara | 18/02/1998 | Kingston upon Hull North | Labour | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 18/02/1998 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 18/02/1998 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Ainger | 19/02/1998 | Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire | Labour | Signed |
| John Gunnell | 19/02/1998 | Morley & Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
| Jackie Ballard | 19/02/1998 | Taunton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tony Benn | 19/02/1998 | Chesterfield | Labour | Signed |
| Liz Blackman | 19/02/1998 | Erewash | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Stunell | 19/02/1998 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Stephen Twigg | 19/02/1998 | Enfield, Southgate | Labour | Signed |
| Dave Watts | 19/02/1998 | St Helens North | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | 19/02/1998 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Fabricant | 19/02/1998 | Lichfield | Conservative | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 19/02/1998 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kerry Pollard | 19/02/1998 | St Albans | Labour | Signed |
| Adrian Sanders | 19/02/1998 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Geraldine Smith | 19/02/1998 | Morecambe & Lunesdale | Labour | Signed |
| Charles Kennedy | 19/02/1998 | Ross, Skye & Inverness West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ivan Lewis | 19/02/1998 | Bury South | Labour | Signed |
| Terry Lewis | 19/02/1998 | Worsley | Labour | Signed |
| Austin Mitchell | 19/02/1998 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
| Dan Norris | 19/02/1998 | Wansdyke | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Wallace | 23/02/1998 | Orkney & Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 23/02/1998 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Chisholm | 23/02/1998 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour | Signed |
| Siobhain McDonagh | 23/02/1998 | Mitcham & Morden | Labour | Signed |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 23/02/1998 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
| David Rendel | 23/02/1998 | Newbury | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mark Todd | 24/02/1998 | South Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Jane Griffiths | 24/02/1998 | Reading East | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Goggins | 24/02/1998 | Wythenshawe & Sale East | Labour | Signed |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | 24/02/1998 | Crosby | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Oaten | 24/02/1998 | Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Piara S Khabra | 24/02/1998 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Allan | 25/02/1998 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 25/02/1998 | Glasgow, Pollok | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 25/02/1998 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Martin O'Neill | 25/02/1998 | Ochil | Labour | Signed |
| John Randall | 25/02/1998 | Uxbridge | Conservative | Signed |
| Bill Rammell | 25/02/1998 | Harlow | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 26/02/1998 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Williams | 26/02/1998 | Swansea West | Labour | Signed |
| Candy Atherton | 27/02/1998 | Falmouth & Camborne | Labour | Signed |
| David Chaytor | 27/02/1998 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Campbell | 27/02/1998 | Tynemouth | Labour | Signed |
| Humfrey Malins | 27/02/1998 | Woking | Conservative | Signed |
| Chris Mullin | 02/03/1998 | Sunderland South | Labour | Signed |
| Jimmy Wray | 02/03/1998 | Glasgow, Baillieston | Labour | Signed |
| Donald Gorrie | 03/03/1998 | Edinburgh West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Richard Body | 09/03/1998 | Boston & Skegness | Conservative | Signed |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | 10/03/1998 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
| Terry Davis | 11/03/1998 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Savidge | 12/03/1998 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
| Debra Shipley | 13/03/1998 | Stourbridge | Labour | Signed |
| Diana Organ | 13/03/1998 | Forest of Dean | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 13/03/1998 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Wicks | 13/03/1998 | Croydon North | Labour | Signed |
| Roseanna Cunningham | 18/03/1998 | Perth | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Sandra Osborne | 18/03/1998 | Ayr | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 23/03/1998 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Wareing | 23/03/1998 | Liverpool, West Derby | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Clarke | 02/04/1998 | Northampton South | Labour | Signed |
| Christine Butler | 06/04/1998 | Castle Point | Labour | Signed |
| Harold Best | 06/04/1998 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
| Andy King | 20/04/1998 | Rugby & Kenilworth | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 21/05/1998 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Joan Walley | 01/06/1998 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
| Teddy Taylor | 01/06/1998 | Rochford & Southend East | Conservative | Signed |
| Paul Stinchcombe | 01/06/1998 | Wellingborough | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 01/06/1998 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
| Don Foster | 01/06/1998 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Julia Drown | 01/06/1998 | South Swindon | Labour | Signed |
| Jamie Cann | 01/06/1998 | Ipswich | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Pendry | 01/06/1998 | Stalybridge & Hyde | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Woolas | 02/06/1998 | Oldham East & Saddleworth | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Willis | 02/06/1998 | Harrogate & Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Joe Ashton | 02/06/1998 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Cunningham | 02/06/1998 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
| Jacqui Smith | 02/06/1998 | Redditch | Labour | Signed |
| Joan Ryan | 02/06/1998 | Enfield North | Labour | Signed |
| Syd Rapson | 02/06/1998 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 03/06/1998 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| Evan Harris | 03/06/1998 | Oxford West & Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Mates | 04/06/1998 | East Hampshire | Conservative | Signed |
| Russell Brown | 04/06/1998 | Dumfries | Labour | Signed |
| Menzies Campbell | 04/06/1998 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Peter Robinson | 05/06/1998 | Belfast East | DUP | Signed |
| Chris Ruane | 08/06/1998 | Vale of Clwyd | Labour | Signed |
| Valerie Davey | 09/06/1998 | Bristol West | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Berry | 10/06/1998 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
| Maria Eagle | 10/06/1998 | Liverpool, Garston | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Cotter | 10/06/1998 | Weston-Super-Mare | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Iain Coleman | 10/06/1998 | Hammersmith & Fulham | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Brake | 10/06/1998 | Carshalton & Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alasdair Morgan | 10/06/1998 | Galloway & Upper Nithsdale | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Ray Michie | 10/06/1998 | Argyll & Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Brian Sedgemore | 11/06/1998 | Hackney South & Shoreditch | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Love | 11/06/1998 | Edmonton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Malcolm Bruce | 11/06/1998 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Bob Blizzard | 15/06/1998 | Waveney | Labour | Signed |
| Judith Church | 15/06/1998 | Dagenham | Labour | Signed |
| David Chidgey | 15/06/1998 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Graham Brady | 15/06/1998 | Altrincham & Sale West | Conservative | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 17/06/1998 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Brian White | 17/06/1998 | North East Milton Keynes | Labour | Signed |
| Clive Efford | 18/06/1998 | Eltham | Labour | Signed |
| James Plaskitt | 22/06/1998 | Warwick & Leamington | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Fearn | 23/06/1998 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ben Bradshaw | 24/06/1998 | Exeter | Labour | Signed |
| Karen Buck | 25/06/1998 | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Labour | Signed |
| Linda Gilroy | 25/06/1998 | Plymouth, Sutton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Allan Rogers | 29/06/1998 | Rhondda | Labour | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 30/06/1998 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| David Taylor | 06/07/1998 | North West Leicestershire | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Howard Stoate | 06/07/1998 | Dartford | Labour | Signed |
| John Austin | 06/07/1998 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| Llew Smith | 15/07/1998 | Blaenau Gwent | Labour | Signed |
| Sally Keeble | 20/07/1998 | Northampton North | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Burstow | 24/07/1998 | Sutton & Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Patrick Hall | 28/07/1998 | Bedford | Labour | Signed |
| Doug Naysmith | 29/07/1998 | Bristol North West | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Dennis Skinner | 29/07/1998 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
| Archy Kirkwood | 30/07/1998 | Roxburgh & Berwickshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Fraser Kemp | 02/09/1998 | Houghton & Washington East | Labour | Signed |
| Cecil Walker | 02/09/1998 | Belfast North | UUP | Signed |
| Graham Stringer | 19/10/1998 | Manchester, Blackley | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Fisher | 19/10/1998 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Labour | Signed |
| Ieuan Wyn Jones | 19/10/1998 | Ynys M | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Mohammad Sarwar | 19/10/1998 | Glasgow, Govan | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Ladyman | 20/10/1998 | South Thanet | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Snape | 21/10/1998 | West Bromwich East | Labour | Signed |
| Margaret Ewing | 22/10/1998 | Moray | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Keith Darvill | 27/10/1998 | Upminster | Labour | Signed |
| Helen Jones | 29/10/1998 | Warrington North | Labour | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 11/11/1998 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Jonathan R Shaw | 16/11/1998 | Chatham & Aylesford | Labour | Signed |
| Shona McIsaac | 16/11/1998 | Cleethorpes | Labour | Signed |
| Simon Hughes | 18/11/1998 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Dafydd Wigley | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
| Andrew George | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
| Patricia Hewitt | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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