Appointment Of A Commissioner For Animal Welfare (EDM356)

Appointment Of A Commissioner For Animal Welfare

EDM number 356 in 2010-12, proposed by Adrian Sanders on 29/06/2010.
Categorised under the topic of Animal welfare.

That this House celebrates the high standards of animal welfare in the UK; welcomes the contribution of many UK charities on this issue; believes however that animal welfare standards could benefit from a more focused, national strategic approach; and urges the Government to appoint a Commissioner for Animal Welfare with overall responsibility for animal welfare issues, to ensure that animal welfare standards are enforced nationally and comprehensively and that animal issues are given the priority they deserve.

This motion has been signed by a total of 18 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Adrian Sanders	29/06/2010	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
John McDonnell	30/06/2010	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Seconded
Mike Hancock	30/06/2010	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Alan Meale	30/06/2010	Mansfield	Labour	Seconded
Kelvin Hopkins	30/06/2010	Luton North	Labour	Seconded
Andrew George	30/06/2010	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
John Leech	05/07/2010	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Williams	07/07/2010	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Dowd	07/07/2010	Lewisham West and Penge	Labour	Signed
Caroline Lucas	07/07/2010	Brighton, Pavilion	Green	Signed
Annette Brooke	08/07/2010	Mid Dorset and North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Crausby	08/07/2010	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
Virendra Sharma	08/07/2010	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Stephen Pound	12/07/2010	Ealing North	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	12/07/2010	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Michael Crockart	13/07/2010	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dan Jarvis	07/06/2011	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	05/03/2012	Carshalton and Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed

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