Whaling (No. 2)

EDM number 300 in 2007-08, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 19/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Asia, Fisheries, Nature conservation and Wildlife.

That this House condemns the latest actions by Japanese whalers who are hunting minke and humpback whales; expresses grave concern at the relentless increase in numbers of whales killed by Japan, Iceland and Norway, and their pressure to overturn the moratorium on commercial whaling and the ban on international trade in whale products; welcomes the campaign by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society to stop commercial whaling; congratulates the Government for its recent commitment to regaining a conservation majority at the International Whaling Commission; and strongly believes that, for the UK to be the most effective advocate for whale conservation, the issue needs to be elevated to the Prime Minister's agenda and adequately resourced.

This motion has been signed by a total of 87 MPs.