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Animal Welfare At Livestock Markets

EDM number 93 in 1997-98, proposed by Jackie Ballard on 09/06/1997.

That this House is shocked by the detailed report and graphic film evidence recently published by Animal Aid on the treatment of animals at livestock markets; deplores the fact that animals have been brought to market emaciated, diseased and lame, that the casual use of sticks, boots and electric goads persists and that animals have been denied water; notes that many United Kingdom markets are antiquated and dilapidated and so cause additional stress to animals auctioned through them; and urges the Government to establish a thorough, open investigation of all United Kingdom markets by an independent body, with those markets which are unable to meet a standard consistent with the current welfare requirements being required to upgrade or close, the said investigation also to explore how best to encourage other sales methods and how to introduce adequate training for all those handling animals at market.

This motion has been signed by a total of 94 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jackie Ballard09/06/1997TauntonLiberal DemocratProposed
Ken Livingstone09/06/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley10/06/1997Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Harry Barnes10/06/1997North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Norman Godman10/06/1997Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Maria Fyfe10/06/1997Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn10/06/1997SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe10/06/1997LeighLabourSigned
Tom Cox10/06/1997TootingLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn10/06/1997Islington NorthLabourSigned
Peter Brand10/06/1997Isle of WightLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Palmer10/06/1997BroxtoweLabourSigned
Rachel Squire10/06/1997Dunfermline WestLabourSigned
David Hinchliffe10/06/1997WakefieldLabourSigned
Lynne Jones10/06/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar10/06/1997Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Terry Lewis10/06/1997WorsleyLabourSigned
David Taylor11/06/1997North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Mike Hancock11/06/1997Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Tommy Graham11/06/1997West RenfrewshireLabourSigned
John Cummings11/06/1997EasingtonLabourSigned
Robin Corbett11/06/1997Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
Nigel Jones11/06/1997CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Angela Smith11/06/1997BasildonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Dennis Skinner11/06/1997BolsoverLabourSigned
Bob Russell11/06/1997ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
David Rendel11/06/1997NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Williams12/06/1997Swansea WestLabourSigned
Paul Stinchcombe12/06/1997WellingboroughLabourSigned
John Austin12/06/1997Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Edward Davey12/06/1997Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cunningham12/06/1997Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara12/06/1997Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall12/06/1997West LancashireLabourSigned
Rudi Vis16/06/1997Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard17/06/1997WalthamstowLabourSigned
John Gunnell17/06/1997Morley & RothwellLabourSigned
Richard Body17/06/1997Boston & SkegnessConservativeSigned
Jenny Tonge17/06/1997Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Joan Walley17/06/1997Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Brian Cotter17/06/1997Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Colman17/06/1997PutneyLabourSigned
Charles Kennedy17/06/1997Ross, Skye & Inverness WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alice Mahon17/06/1997HalifaxLabourSigned
Bill Olner17/06/1997NuneatonLabourSigned
Ann Clwyd17/06/1997Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
Harry Cohen17/06/1997Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick18/06/1997Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Jean Corston18/06/1997Bristol EastLabourSigned
Tom Brake18/06/1997Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward O'Hara18/06/1997Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Bill Michie18/06/1997Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
John McWilliam18/06/1997BlaydonLabourSigned
Robert Marshall-Andrews18/06/1997MedwayLabourSigned
Helen Jackson18/06/1997Sheffield, HillsboroughLabourSigned
Tony Benn19/06/1997ChesterfieldLabourSigned
Norman Baker19/06/1997LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Diane Abbott19/06/1997Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington19/06/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Chaytor19/06/1997Bury NorthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins19/06/1997Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alan Simpson19/06/1997Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Teddy Taylor20/06/1997Rochford & Southend EastConservativeSigned
Ann Cryer23/06/1997KeighleyLabourSigned
Vernon Coaker23/06/1997GedlingLabourSigned
Phyllis Starkey23/06/1997Milton Keynes South WestLabourSigned
Chris Mullin24/06/1997Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Austin Mitchell25/06/1997Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Anne Campbell01/07/1997CambridgeLabourSigned
Peter Snape02/07/1997West Bromwich EastLabourSigned
Jenny Jones03/07/1997Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Harold Best03/07/1997Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Gerry Steinberg07/07/1997Durham, City ofLabourSigned
John McDonnell08/07/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Clive Soley15/07/1997Signed
Michael Wills16/07/1997North SwindonLabourSigned
Linda Perham17/07/1997Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Linda Gilroy22/07/1997Plymouth, SuttonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Keith Darvill23/07/1997UpminsterLabourSigned
Dennis Turner29/07/1997Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned
Gwyn Prosser27/10/1997DoverLabourSigned
Graham Brady27/10/1997Altrincham & Sale WestConservativeSigned
Ivan Lewis04/11/1997Bury SouthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn06/11/1997Newport WestLabourSigned
Geraldine Smith12/11/1997Morecambe & LunesdaleLabourSigned
Tony McWalter24/11/1997Hemel HempsteadLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ian Stewart25/11/1997EcclesLabourSigned
Robert Wareing27/11/1997Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSigned
David Lepper14/01/1998Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Laura Moffatt19/01/1998CrawleyLabourSigned
Liz Blackman20/01/1998ErewashLabourSigned
James Plaskitt03/02/1998Warwick & LeamingtonLabourSigned
Audrey Wise15/06/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Ben Bradshaw24/06/1998ExeterLabourSigned

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