<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>28286</id>
<session>2005-06</session>
<number>98</number>
<title>Welfare Of Animals</title>
<proposer id="10258">Mike Hancock</proposer>
<date>2005-05-17</date>
<text>That this House believes that all animals should be treated as sentient beings and is concerned that unacceptable practices where animals are treated as objects continue; further believes that all animals, at whatever stage of evolution, deserve protection and recognition; welcomes New Zealand's decision to introduce a bill to grant apes certain basic rights; and calls upon the Government to improve the welfare and status of all animals in the United Kingdom.</text>
<topics>
</topics>
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	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>2005-05-17</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10063">Tom Brake</mp>
		<date>2005-05-18</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Carshalton &amp; Wallington</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10586">David Taylor</mp>
		<date>2005-05-19</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>North West Leicestershire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10231">Roger Godsiff</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Sparkbrook &amp; Small Heath</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10189">Bill Etherington</mp>
		<date>2005-05-23</date>
		<type>Seconded</type>
		<constituency>Sunderland North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10185">Clive Efford</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eltham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10428">Alan Meale</mp>
		<date>2005-05-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mansfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10203">Paul Flynn</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newport West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10177">David Drew</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stroud</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10166">Janet Dean</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Burton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10815">Derek Conway</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Old Bexley &amp; Sidcup</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10096">Martin Caton</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gower</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10274">Stephen Hepburn</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Jarrow</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10521">Bob Russell</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Colchester</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10483">Greg Pope</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hyndburn</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10442">Julie Morgan</mp>
		<date>2005-05-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cardiff North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>2005-07-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10176">Jim Dowd</mp>
		<date>2005-07-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewisham West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11581">Julia Goldsworthy</mp>
		<date>2005-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Falmouth &amp; Camborne</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10640">Betty Williams</mp>
		<date>2005-10-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11923">Tim Farron</mp>
		<date>2005-10-14</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Westmorland &amp; Lonsdale</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11672">Greg Mulholland</mp>
		<date>2005-10-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds North West</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11924">John Penrose</mp>
		<date>2005-10-31</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Weston-Super-Mare</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11732">Jessica Morden</mp>
		<date>2005-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newport East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11534">Natascha Engel</mp>
		<date>2005-11-07</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10077">Colin Burgon</mp>
		<date>2005-11-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Elmet</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10415">Gordon Marsden</mp>
		<date>2005-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blackpool South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10459">Mark Oaten</mp>
		<date>2005-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Winchester</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11707">John Leech</mp>
		<date>2005-11-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Manchester, Withington</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10147">Jim Cunningham</mp>
		<date>2005-11-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Coventry South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10170">Jim Dobbin</mp>
		<date>2005-11-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Heywood &amp; Middleton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11971">Jo Swinson</mp>
		<date>2005-12-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Dunbartonshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10436">Austin Mitchell</mp>
		<date>2005-12-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Great Grimsby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10305">Eric Illsley</mp>
		<date>2005-12-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Barnsley Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11812">Nicholas Clegg</mp>
		<date>2005-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sheffield, Hallam</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11783">Susan Kramer</mp>
		<date>2005-12-13</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Richmond Park</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10066">Colin Breed</mp>
		<date>2006-01-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South East Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10650">Mike Wood</mp>
		<date>2006-01-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Batley &amp; Spen</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11427">David Anderson</mp>
		<date>2006-01-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Blaydon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10754">Annette Brooke</mp>
		<date>2006-01-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Mid Dorset &amp; North Poole</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10331">Paul Keetch</mp>
		<date>2006-01-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hereford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11946">Mark Pritchard</mp>
		<date>2006-01-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wrekin, The</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10655">Anthony D Wright</mp>
		<date>2006-01-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Great Yarmouth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11592">Sharon Hodgson</mp>
		<date>2006-01-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gateshead East &amp; Washington West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10080">Paul Burstow</mp>
		<date>2006-02-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sutton &amp; Cheam</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10208">Don Foster</mp>
		<date>2006-02-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bath</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10028">John Battle</mp>
		<date>2006-02-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10001">Diane Abbott</mp>
		<date>2006-02-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hackney North &amp; Stoke Newington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10790">Colin Challen</mp>
		<date>2006-02-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Morley &amp; Rothwell</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10021">John Austin</mp>
		<date>2006-03-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Erith &amp; Thamesmead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10606">Paul Truswell</mp>
		<date>2006-03-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Pudsey</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11641">Lynne Featherstone</mp>
		<date>2006-03-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hornsey &amp; Wood Green</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10123">Harry Cohen</mp>
		<date>2006-03-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leyton &amp; Wanstead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11038">Mark Lazarowicz</mp>
		<date>2006-03-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Edinburgh North &amp; Leith</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10198">Mark Fisher</mp>
		<date>2006-03-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stoke-on-Trent Central</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10378">Chris McCafferty</mp>
		<date>2006-03-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Calder Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10043">Roger Berry</mp>
		<date>2006-03-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingswood</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11267">Mark Tami</mp>
		<date>2006-03-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Alyn &amp; Deeside</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10337">Piara S Khabra</mp>
		<date>2006-03-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ealing, Southall</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10285">Jimmy Hood</mp>
		<date>2006-03-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lanark &amp; Hamilton East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11522">Andrew Pelling</mp>
		<date>2006-04-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Croydon Central</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10657">Derek Wyatt</mp>
		<date>2006-04-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sittingbourne &amp; Sheppey</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11333">Pete Wishart</mp>
		<date>2006-04-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Perth &amp; Perthshire North</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10590">Matthew Taylor</mp>
		<date>2006-04-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Truro &amp; St Austell</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11804">Robert Goodwill</mp>
		<date>2006-04-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Scarborough &amp; Whitby</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10968">Paul Holmes</mp>
		<date>2006-04-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chesterfield</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10543">Marsha Singh</mp>
		<date>2006-04-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bradford West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11032">Norman Lamb</mp>
		<date>2006-04-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Norfolk</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10022">Norman Baker</mp>
		<date>2006-04-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewes</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10055">David Borrow</mp>
		<date>2006-04-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South Ribble</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="12834">Jim Devine</mp>
		<date>2006-04-19</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Livingston</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10175">Stephen Dorrell</mp>
		<date>2006-04-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Charnwood</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10262">Nick Harvey</mp>
		<date>2006-04-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Devon</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10518">Chris Ruane</mp>
		<date>2006-04-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Vale of Clwyd</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10169">Andrew Dismore</mp>
		<date>2006-04-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hendon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10550">John Smith</mp>
		<date>2006-04-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Vale of Glamorgan</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10604">Jon Trickett</mp>
		<date>2006-04-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hemsworth</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11275">Richard Taylor</mp>
		<date>2006-05-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Wyre Forest</constituency>
		<party>Independent</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10620">Robert Walter</mp>
		<date>2006-05-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Dorset</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10785">Alistair Carmichael</mp>
		<date>2006-05-08</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Orkney &amp; Shetland</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11458">Stephen Williams</mp>
		<date>2006-05-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bristol West</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10450">George Mudie</mp>
		<date>2006-05-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10155">Edward Davey</mp>
		<date>2006-05-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kingston &amp; Surbiton</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10034">Alan Beith</mp>
		<date>2006-05-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Berwick-upon-Tweed</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11565">Christopher Huhne</mp>
		<date>2006-05-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eastleigh</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11148">Albert Owen</mp>
		<date>2006-05-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ynys M</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10372">Andrew Love</mp>
		<date>2006-05-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Edmonton</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10882">Paul Farrelly</mp>
		<date>2006-05-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newcastle-under-Lyme</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10353">David Lepper</mp>
		<date>2006-05-22</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brighton, Pavilion</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10525">Alex Salmond</mp>
		<date>2006-06-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Banff &amp; Buchan</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10677">Sandra Gidley</mp>
		<date>2006-06-06</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Romsey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10634">Ann Widdecombe</mp>
		<date>2006-06-15</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Maidstone &amp; The Weald</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11480">Jennifer Willott</mp>
		<date>2006-06-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cardiff Central</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10256">Fabian Hamilton</mp>
		<date>2006-06-20</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds North East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="12016">Mark Hunter</mp>
		<date>2006-07-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheadle</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11542">Shahid Malik</mp>
		<date>2006-07-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Dewsbury</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10298">Simon Hughes</mp>
		<date>2006-07-24</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Southwark &amp; Bermondsey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10660">John Randall</mp>
		<date>2006-07-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Uxbridge</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10614">Keith Vaz</mp>
		<date>2006-07-25</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leicester East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11216">Andrew Selous</mp>
		<date>2006-10-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South West Bedfordshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10422">Michael Mates</mp>
		<date>2006-10-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>East Hampshire</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11651">Lee Scott</mp>
		<date>2006-10-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ilford North</constituency>
		<party>Conservative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>2006-10-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10506">Geoffrey Robinson</mp>
		<date>2006-10-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Coventry North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="11473">David Howarth</mp>
		<date>2006-10-26</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cambridge</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10419">Robert Marshall-Andrews</mp>
		<date>2006-10-30</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Medway</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10519">Joan Ruddock</mp>
		<date>2006-11-01</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewisham, Deptford</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
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</edm>
