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Dogs Trust Report: The Puppy Smuggling Scandal

EDM number 650 in 2014-15, proposed by Andrew Stunell on 17/12/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Animal welfare and Animals.

That this House notes with concern the findings of The Puppy Smuggling Scandal report by Dogs Trust which was the result of a six-month investigation into the illegal entry of dogs into the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS); further highlights the documented exploitation of the 2012 changes to PETS; and welcomes the report's recommendations to the Government that it should develop and implement an action plan to address the abuse of PETS and the number of undeclared dogs entering the UK every day, ban the importation of puppies under the age of six months into the UK under PETS, create a centrally-accessible database logging pets' microchip numbers at the point of entry into the UK so that it can be traced when and how a dog has entered the country, and actively encourage cross agency working and develop an intelligence system specifically to record and share data in respect of illegally-traded commercial consignments of animals.

This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Stunell17/12/2014Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratProposed
Michael Weir18/12/2014AngusScottish National PartySeconded
Peter Bottomley18/12/2014Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Mark Hunter18/12/2014CheadleLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Amess18/12/2014Southend WestConservativeSeconded
Mary Glindon18/12/2014North TynesideLabourSeconded
Glenda Jackson18/12/2014Hampstead and KilburnLabourSigned
Andrew George05/01/2015St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Rosindell05/01/2015RomfordConservativeSigned
Margaret Ritchie05/01/2015South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Nick Harvey05/01/2015North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Liz McInnes05/01/2015Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick05/01/2015Poplar and LimehouseLabourSigned
Mark Durkan05/01/2015FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Yasmin Qureshi05/01/2015Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Joan Walley05/01/2015Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Ian Davidson05/01/2015Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
Paul Flynn06/01/2015Newport WestLabourSigned
Virendra Sharma06/01/2015Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Martin Caton06/01/2015GowerLabourSigned
Adrian Sanders06/01/2015TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
William McCrea06/01/2015South AntrimDUPSigned
Alan Meale06/01/2015MansfieldLabourSigned
David Ward06/01/2015Bradford EastLiberal DemocratSigned
David Crausby06/01/2015Bolton North EastLabourSigned
John McDonnell06/01/2015Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Diane Abbott06/01/2015Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Bob Russell07/01/2015ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon07/01/2015North DownIndependentSigned
Caroline Lucas07/01/2015Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Ronnie Campbell07/01/2015Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
David Simpson07/01/2015Upper BannDUPSigned
Mike Hancock07/01/2015Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cunningham07/01/2015Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan07/01/2015Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Jim Shannon08/01/2015StrangfordDUPSigned
John Leech08/01/2015Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Marsden08/01/2015Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Chris Williamson12/01/2015Derby NorthLabourSigned
Katy Clark14/01/2015North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Geoffrey Robinson27/01/2015Coventry North WestLabourSigned
Teresa Pearce26/02/2015Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Simon Reevell10/03/2015DewsburyConservativeSigned
Kevin Brennan24/03/2015Cardiff WestLabourSigned
Ian Lucas24/03/2015WrexhamLabourSigned
Mark Tami24/03/2015Alyn and DeesideLabourSigned
Pete Wishart24/03/2015Perth and North PerthshireScottish National PartySigned

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