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Bear Baiting In Pakistan

EDM number 24 in 2005-06, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 17/05/2005.

That this House is concerned that bear-baiting events are still taking place in Pakistan even though it is prohibited by Pakistani legislation; notes that bears for baiting are captured from the wild, that their incisors and canine teeth are extracted and their muzzles pierced with a nose ring; further notes that baiting involves setting dogs on a bear that is tethered to a central pivot; further notes that baiting is only carried out by a small minority of influential Pakistanis; welcomes the Directive issued by the President of Pakistan that bears that are confiscated pursuant to being used in baiting should be placed in a sanctuary established by the World Society for the Protection of Animals; regrets that confiscated bears are not being placed in that sanctuary; respectfully urges the Government of Pakistan to take steps to end all bear-baiting and the capture of bears from the wild and to ensure that confiscated bears are placed in the sanctuary established for that purpose in the NWFP; and urges the Government to offer assistance to the Government of Pakistan to help end bear-baiting.

This motion has been signed by a total of 69 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Rosindell17/05/2005RomfordConservativeProposed
Bob Russell17/05/2005ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Tom Brake18/05/2005Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Colin Breed18/05/2005South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSeconded
Derek Conway18/05/2005Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSeconded
Tim Loughton18/05/2005East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSeconded
Iris Robinson18/05/2005StrangfordDUPSigned
Lynne Jones18/05/2005Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn18/05/2005Islington NorthLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley18/05/2005RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
James Gray18/05/2005North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley18/05/2005Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Andrew George19/05/2005St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Penning19/05/2005Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
David Taylor19/05/2005North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore19/05/2005HendonLabourSigned
Julian Lewis19/05/2005New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Paul Keetch19/05/2005HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes19/05/2005North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh19/05/2005SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Annette Brooke19/05/2005Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Garnier23/05/2005HarboroughConservativeSigned
Betty Williams23/05/2005ConwyLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard23/05/2005WalthamstowLabourSigned
Bill Etherington23/05/2005Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds23/05/2005Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Ann Cryer23/05/2005KeighleyLabourSigned
Bob Spink23/05/2005Castle PointConservativeSigned
Roger Williams24/05/2005Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Weir24/05/2005AngusScottish National PartySigned
Graham Stringer24/05/2005Manchester, BlackleyLabourSigned
Mike Hancock24/05/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson24/05/2005Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Michael Clapham24/05/2005Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
Alan Meale24/05/2005MansfieldLabourSigned
Rob Marris24/05/2005Wolverhampton South WestLabourSigned
Greg Knight24/05/2005East YorkshireConservativeSigned
Joan Humble24/05/2005Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Adam Price24/05/2005Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Gregory Campbell24/05/2005East LondonderryDUPSigned
Greg Pope25/05/2005HyndburnLabourSigned
Stephen Hepburn25/05/2005JarrowLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd25/05/2005Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Martin Caton25/05/2005GowerLabourSigned
Janet Dean25/05/2005BurtonLabourSigned
David Drew25/05/2005StroudLabourSigned
Julie Kirkbride26/05/2005BromsgroveConservativeSigned
Edward O'Hara26/05/2005Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Angus MacNeil06/06/2005Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
John Leech06/06/2005Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Nick Harvey06/06/2005North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Bercow06/06/2005BuckinghamConservativeSigned
Lady Hermon07/06/2005North DownUUPSigned
Albert Owen07/06/2005Ynys MLabourSigned
Anne Main08/06/2005St AlbansConservativeSigned
Alan Simpson09/06/2005Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Paul Truswell09/06/2005PudseyLabourSigned
Mark Pritchard15/06/2005The WrekinConservativeSigned
John McDonnell04/07/2005Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Susan Kramer19/07/2005Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Sarah Teather21/07/2005Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus Robertson10/10/2005MorayScottish National PartySigned
Alex Salmond10/10/2005Banff and BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Pete Wishart10/10/2005Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
Stewart Hosie10/10/2005Dundee EastScottish National PartySigned
Douglas Carswell11/10/2005HarwichConservativeSigned
Mark Williams11/10/2005CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn19/04/2006Newport WestLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne26/04/2006Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned

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