32138
2006-07
489
Bears In China
Andrew Rosindell
2006-12-13
That this House welcomes the progress that is being made by the Animals Asia Foundation towards bringing an end to the abhorrent abuse of over 7,000 bears on farms in China; recognises that bear farmers and stakeholders in the industry continue to maintain that conditions on the farms are humane, whilst some evidence points to the contrary; notes that bears are kept for up to 22 years in cramped, rusting cages, with little room to stand up or turn around; further notes that bears continue to suffer in the most deplorable conditions, with metal catheters implanted deep into their gallbladders and infected fistula holes in their abdomens, enabling farmers to milk the bears for their bile twice daily; congratulates the Chinese government's work in partnership with the Animals Asia Foundation in rescuing 218 bears from bear farms to date; and calls upon the British Government to do everything in its power to encourage the Chinese government to bring about an urgent end to this barbaric practice, and to meet Chinese government officials in order to raise serious concerns at a national level.
Andrew Rosindell
2006-12-13
Proposed
Romford
Conservative
Robert Marshall-Andrews
2006-12-13
Seconded
Medway
Labour
Bob Russell
2006-12-13
Seconded
Colchester
Liberal Democrat
Bob Spink
2006-12-13
Seconded
Castle Point
Conservative
Andrew George
2006-12-13
Seconded
St Ives
Liberal Democrat
Derek Conway
2006-12-14
Seconded
Old Bexley & Sidcup
Conservative
David Drew
2006-12-14
Signed
Stroud
Labour
David Taylor
2006-12-14
Signed
North West Leicestershire
Labour
Peter Bottomley
2006-12-14
Signed
Worthing West
Conservative
Andrew Dismore
2006-12-14
Signed
Hendon
Labour
Chris McCafferty
2006-12-14
Signed
Calder Valley
Labour
John Pugh
2006-12-14
Signed
Southport
Liberal Democrat
Greg Knight
2006-12-18
Signed
East Yorkshire
Conservative
Lee Scott
2006-12-18
Signed
Ilford North
Conservative
Madeleine Moon
2006-12-18
Signed
Bridgend
Labour
John Leech
2006-12-18
Signed
Manchester, Withington
Liberal Democrat
Derek Wyatt
2006-12-18
Signed
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Labour
Phil Willis
2006-12-18
Signed
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Liberal Democrat
Ann Cryer
2006-12-18
Signed
Keighley
Labour
Jeremy Corbyn
2006-12-18
Signed
Islington North
Labour
Annette Brooke
2006-12-18
Signed
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Liberal Democrat
Tim Loughton
2006-12-18
Signed
East Worthing and Shoreham
Conservative
Brian Jenkins
2006-12-18
Signed
Tamworth
Labour
Adrian Sanders
2006-12-18
Signed
Torbay
Liberal Democrat
Gordon Marsden
2006-12-19
Signed
Blackpool South
Labour
John Hemming
2006-12-19
Signed
Birmingham, Yardley
Liberal Democrat
Graham Stringer
2006-12-19
Signed
Manchester, Blackley
Labour
Neil Gerrard
2006-12-19
Signed
Walthamstow
Labour
Martin Caton
2006-12-19
Signed
Gower
Labour
Lynne Jones
2006-12-19
Signed
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Labour
Lindsay Hoyle
2006-12-19
Signed
Chorley
Labour
Janet Dean
2006-12-19
Signed
Burton
Labour
Paul Keetch
2007-01-08
Signed
Hereford
Liberal Democrat
Rob Marris
2007-01-08
Signed
Wolverhampton South West
Labour
Kelvin Hopkins
2007-01-09
Signed
Luton North
Labour
David Lepper
2007-01-09
Signed
Brighton, Pavilion
Labour
Janet Anderson
2007-01-09
Signed
Rossendale and Darwen
Labour
Martin Horwood
2007-01-09
Signed
Cheltenham
Liberal Democrat
Jeff Ennis
2007-01-10
Signed
Barnsley East and Mexborough
Labour
Colin Challen
2007-01-16
Signed
Morley and Rothwell
Labour
Alan Simpson
2007-01-18
Signed
Nottingham South
Labour
Bill Etherington
2007-01-18
Signed
Sunderland North
Labour
Mohammad Sarwar
2007-01-22
Signed
Glasgow Central
Labour
Nick Harvey
2007-01-22
Signed
North Devon
Liberal Democrat
Nigel Dodds
2007-01-25
Signed
Belfast North
DUP
David Crausby
2007-01-31
Signed
Bolton North East
Labour
Angela Watkinson
2007-02-01
Signed
Upminster
Conservative
Jo Swinson
2007-02-01
Signed
East Dunbartonshire
Liberal Democrat
John Barrett
2007-02-19
Signed
Edinburgh West
Liberal Democrat
Gregory Campbell
2007-03-14
Signed
East Londonderry
DUP
Elliot Morley
2007-03-21
Signed
Scunthorpe
Labour
Greg Mulholland
2007-04-16
Signed
Leeds North West
Liberal Democrat