Beak-Trimming Of Laying Hens
EDM number 92 in 2009-10, proposed by Gwyn Prosser on 18/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Animal welfare.
That this House is opposed to any dilution or postponement of the ban on the beak-trimming of laying hens which was introduced in 2002 and is due to come into force on 1 January 2011; notes that a postponement of the ban is unnecessary as scientific research shows that the correct way to prevent feather pecking and cannibalism is not to beak-trim the hens but to keep them in good conditions and to select birds that are less prone to feather pecking and cannibalism; is opposed not just to traditional beak-trimming with a hot blade but also to the newly developed infra-red method, as research shows that infra-red trimming can result in acute pain and involves the loss of part of the beak, which is a key sensory organ for hens; and calls on the Government to adhere to the 2011 commencement date for the ban on beak-trimming.
This motion has been signed by a total of 233 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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| Gwyn Prosser | 18/11/2009 | Dover | Labour | Proposed |
| Chris Mullin | 18/11/2009 | Sunderland South | Labour | Seconded |
| Eric Martlew | 18/11/2009 | Carlisle | Labour | Seconded |
| Peter Bottomley | 18/11/2009 | Worthing West | Conservative | Seconded |
| Norman Baker | 18/11/2009 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Bob Russell | 18/11/2009 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 19/11/2009 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Sandra Gidley | 19/11/2009 | Romsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 19/11/2009 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 19/11/2009 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 19/11/2009 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Adrian Sanders | 19/11/2009 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Taylor | 23/11/2009 | North West Leicestershire | Labour | Withdrawn |
| Betty Williams | 23/11/2009 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| John Austin | 23/11/2009 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 23/11/2009 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Holmes | 23/11/2009 | Chesterfield | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Heyes | 23/11/2009 | Ashton-under-Lyne | Labour | Signed |
| John Battle | 24/11/2009 | Leeds West | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Durkan | 24/11/2009 | Foyle | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| Alan Meale | 24/11/2009 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 24/11/2009 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Dai Davies | 25/11/2009 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Signed |
| John Leech | 25/11/2009 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Roger Godsiff | 25/11/2009 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath | Labour | Signed |
| David Drew | 25/11/2009 | Stroud | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Dodds | 25/11/2009 | Belfast North | DUP | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 25/11/2009 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Joan Humble | 25/11/2009 | Blackpool North & Fleetwood | Labour | Signed |
| Kim Howells | 25/11/2009 | Pontypridd | Labour | Signed |
| John Pugh | 25/11/2009 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| John Hemming | 26/11/2009 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 26/11/2009 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Caton | 26/11/2009 | Gower | Labour | Signed |
| Albert Owen | 26/11/2009 | Ynys M | Labour | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 26/11/2009 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Brian Jenkins | 26/11/2009 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
| Greg Pope | 30/11/2009 | Hyndburn | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 30/11/2009 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Truswell | 01/12/2009 | Pudsey | Labour | Signed |
| Gregory Campbell | 02/12/2009 | East Londonderry | DUP | Signed |
| Willie Rennie | 02/12/2009 | Dunfermline & Fife West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Anderson | 07/12/2009 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Stunell | 07/12/2009 | Hazel Grove | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 07/12/2009 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Cawsey | 08/12/2009 | Brigg & Goole | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 09/12/2009 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ian McCartney | 09/12/2009 | Makerfield | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Olner | 09/12/2009 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Challen | 09/12/2009 | Morley & Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Pelling | 10/12/2009 | Croydon Central | Independent | Signed |
| Ian Stewart | 10/12/2009 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Lazarowicz | 10/12/2009 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour | Signed |
| John Horam | 10/12/2009 | Orpington | Conservative | Signed |
| Clare Short | 10/12/2009 | Birmingham, Ladywood | Independent Labour | Signed |
| Peter Ainsworth | 14/12/2009 | East Surrey | Conservative | Signed |
| Jim Cunningham | 14/12/2009 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Love | 14/12/2009 | Edmonton | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Levitt | 14/12/2009 | High Peak | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Sheridan | 14/12/2009 | Paisley & Renfrewshire North | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 15/12/2009 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Charles Kennedy | 15/12/2009 | Ross, Skye & Lochaber | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Andrew Miller | 15/12/2009 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Clwyd | 15/12/2009 | Cynon Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Rowen | 15/12/2009 | Rochdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alistair Carmichael | 16/12/2009 | Orkney & Shetland | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Simon Hughes | 16/12/2009 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tom Harris | 16/12/2009 | Glasgow South | Labour | Signed |
| Evan Harris | 16/12/2009 | Oxford West & Abingdon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 05/01/2010 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Connarty | 05/01/2010 | Linlithgow & Falkirk East | Labour | Signed |
| John Thurso | 05/01/2010 | Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mike Wood | 05/01/2010 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dowd | 06/01/2010 | Lewisham West | Labour | Signed |
| David Crausby | 06/01/2010 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
| Julia Goldsworthy | 07/01/2010 | Falmouth & Camborne | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Angela Smith | 11/01/2010 | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Labour | Signed |
| David Howarth | 11/01/2010 | Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Chaytor | 11/01/2010 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
| Simon Burns | 11/01/2010 | West Chelmsford | Conservative | Signed |
| Russell Brown | 11/01/2010 | Dumfries & Galloway | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Laxton | 11/01/2010 | Derby North | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Key | 11/01/2010 | Salisbury | Conservative | Signed |
| Nick Palmer | 11/01/2010 | Broxtowe | Labour | Signed |
| Anne Main | 12/01/2010 | St Albans | Conservative | Signed |
| Gavin Strang | 12/01/2010 | Edinburgh East | Labour | Signed |
| Diane Abbott | 12/01/2010 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 12/01/2010 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 12/01/2010 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Malcolm Moss | 12/01/2010 | North East Cambridgeshire | Conservative | Signed |
| Martin Linton | 12/01/2010 | Battersea | Labour | Signed |
| David Lepper | 12/01/2010 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour | Signed |
| Dai Havard | 12/01/2010 | Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Spink | 12/01/2010 | Castle Point | Independent | Signed |
| Matthew Taylor | 13/01/2010 | Truro & St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Steve Webb | 13/01/2010 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Derek Wyatt | 13/01/2010 | Sittingbourne & Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Williams | 13/01/2010 | Ceredigion | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Hywel Francis | 13/01/2010 | Aberavon | Labour | Signed |
| Frank Field | 13/01/2010 | Birkenhead | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Clarke | 13/01/2010 | Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Burden | 13/01/2010 | Birmingham, Northfield | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Oaten | 13/01/2010 | Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Chris McCafferty | 13/01/2010 | Calder Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Mates | 14/01/2010 | East Hampshire | Conservative | Signed |
| Eric Joyce | 14/01/2010 | Falkirk | Labour | Signed |
| Emily Thornberry | 18/01/2010 | Islington South & Finsbury | Labour | Signed |
| Tim Farron | 18/01/2010 | Westmorland & Lonsdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Adam Holloway | 18/01/2010 | Gravesham | Conservative | Signed |
| Derek Twigg | 18/01/2010 | Halton | Labour | Signed |
| Gary Streeter | 18/01/2010 | South West Devon | Conservative | Signed |
| Janet Anderson | 18/01/2010 | Rossendale & Darwen | Labour | Signed |
| David Hamilton | 18/01/2010 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Patrick Hall | 18/01/2010 | Bedford | Labour | Signed |
| Menzies Campbell | 18/01/2010 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Austin Mitchell | 18/01/2010 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | 18/01/2010 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
| Daniel Rogerson | 19/01/2010 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tim Yeo | 19/01/2010 | South Suffolk | Conservative | Signed |
| Desmond Turner | 19/01/2010 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Dismore | 19/01/2010 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
| Shona McIsaac | 20/01/2010 | Cleethorpes | Labour | Signed |
| Annette Brooke | 20/01/2010 | Mid Dorset & North Poole | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Joan Walley | 21/01/2010 | Stoke-on-Trent North | Labour | Signed |
| David Cairns | 21/01/2010 | Inverclyde | Labour | Signed |
| Doug Naysmith | 21/01/2010 | Bristol North West | Labour | Signed |
| Julie Morgan | 21/01/2010 | Cardiff North | Labour | Signed |
| Martin Horwood | 25/01/2010 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Weir | 25/01/2010 | Angus | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Hugh Bayley | 25/01/2010 | York, City of | Labour | Signed |
| John Grogan | 25/01/2010 | Selby | Labour | Signed |
| Don Foster | 25/01/2010 | Bath | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Farrelly | 25/01/2010 | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Signed |
| Patrick Mercer | 25/01/2010 | Newark | Conservative | Signed |
| Jacqui Smith | 25/01/2010 | Redditch | Labour | Signed |
| Glenda Jackson | 26/01/2010 | Hampstead & Highgate | Labour | Signed |
| John Mann | 26/01/2010 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
| Katy Clark | 26/01/2010 | Ayrshire North & Arran | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Flello | 27/01/2010 | Stoke-on-Trent South | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Bone | 27/01/2010 | Wellingborough | Conservative | Signed |
| Celia Barlow | 27/01/2010 | Hove | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Ainger | 27/01/2010 | Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Lloyd | 27/01/2010 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hepburn | 28/01/2010 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
| Julie Kirkbride | 28/01/2010 | Bromsgrove | Conservative | Signed |
| Fabian Hamilton | 28/01/2010 | Leeds North East | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Williams | 28/01/2010 | Brecon & Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Greg Mulholland | 29/01/2010 | Leeds North West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kitty Ussher | 29/01/2010 | Burnley | Labour | Signed |
| Susan Kramer | 29/01/2010 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Andrew Rosindell | 02/02/2010 | Romford | Conservative | Signed |
| Siobhain McDonagh | 02/02/2010 | Mitcham & Morden | Labour | Signed |
| Sandra Osborne | 03/02/2010 | Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Featherstone | 03/02/2010 | Hornsey & Wood Green | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Anne Moffat | 04/02/2010 | East Lothian | Labour | Signed |
| Denis Murphy | 04/02/2010 | Wansbeck | Labour | Signed |
| Jo Swinson | 05/02/2010 | East Dunbartonshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| George Galloway | 05/02/2010 | Bethnal Green & Bow | Respect | Signed |
| Roger Berry | 08/02/2010 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
| Jennifer Willott | 09/02/2010 | Cardiff Central | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Howard Stoate | 09/02/2010 | Dartford | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 09/02/2010 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Edward O'Hara | 09/02/2010 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
| Norman Lamb | 09/02/2010 | North Norfolk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Stephen Hesford | 09/02/2010 | Wirral West | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Pound | 09/02/2010 | Ealing North | Labour | Signed |
| James Plaskitt | 09/02/2010 | Warwick & Leamington | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Pritchard | 10/02/2010 | Wrekin, The | Conservative | Signed |
| Andy Slaughter | 10/02/2010 | | | Signed |
| Paddy Tipping | 10/02/2010 | Sherwood | Labour | Signed |
| Louise Ellman | 10/02/2010 | Liverpool, Riverside | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 10/02/2010 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Judy Mallaber | 10/02/2010 | Amber Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Sally Keeble | 10/02/2010 | Northampton North | Labour | Signed |
| Robert Smith | 10/02/2010 | Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 22/02/2010 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| Nigel Evans | 22/02/2010 | Ribble Valley | Conservative | Signed |
| Richard Taylor | 22/02/2010 | Wyre Forest | Independent | Signed |
| Sarah Teather | 22/02/2010 | Brent East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Richard Younger-Ross | 22/02/2010 | Teignbridge | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Natascha Engel | 22/02/2010 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| David Clelland | 22/02/2010 | Tyne Bridge | Labour | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 22/02/2010 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Eddie McGrady | 22/02/2010 | South Down | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| Christopher Huhne | 22/02/2010 | Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jimmy Hood | 22/02/2010 | Lanark & Hamilton East | Labour | Signed |
| Geraldine Smith | 22/02/2010 | Morecambe & Lunesdale | Labour | Signed |
| Angus Robertson | 22/02/2010 | Moray | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Adam Price | 22/02/2010 | Carmarthen East & Dinefwr | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Parmjit Dhanda | 22/02/2010 | Gloucester | Labour | Signed |
| Danny Alexander | 23/02/2010 | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alan Beith | 23/02/2010 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Ancram | 23/02/2010 | Devizes | Conservative | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 23/02/2010 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Reid | 23/02/2010 | Argyll & Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Murphy | 24/02/2010 | Torfaen | Labour | Signed |
| David Borrow | 24/02/2010 | South Ribble | Labour | Signed |
| Pete Wishart | 24/02/2010 | Perth & Perthshire North | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Michael Moore | 25/02/2010 | Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Michael Gove | 25/02/2010 | Surrey Heath | Conservative | Signed |
| Geoffrey Robinson | 26/02/2010 | Coventry North West | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 01/03/2010 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Anne Begg | 02/03/2010 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Signed |
| David Amess | 03/03/2010 | Southend West | Conservative | Signed |
| Tom Watson | 03/03/2010 | West Bromwich East | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Widdecombe | 03/03/2010 | Maidstone & The Weald | Conservative | Signed |
| Sammy Wilson | 03/03/2010 | East Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| Brian Binley | 03/03/2010 | Northampton South | Conservative | Signed |
| Malcolm Bruce | 04/03/2010 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Phil Willis | 04/03/2010 | Harrogate & Knaresborough | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mike Gapes | 08/03/2010 | Ilford South | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Burgon | 08/03/2010 | Elmet | Labour | Signed |
| Alex Salmond | 09/03/2010 | Banff & Buchan | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Edward Leigh | 09/03/2010 | Gainsborough | Conservative | Signed |
| Mark Hunter | 09/03/2010 | Cheadle | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jeremy Browne | 10/03/2010 | Taunton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Adrian Bailey | 10/03/2010 | West Bromwich West | Labour | Signed |
| Bruce George | 10/03/2010 | Walsall South | Labour | Signed |
| Frank Doran | 10/03/2010 | Aberdeen North | Labour | Signed |
| George Howarth | 10/03/2010 | Knowsley North & Sefton East | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Spicer | 10/03/2010 | West Worcestershire | Conservative | Signed |
| David Heath | 11/03/2010 | Somerton & Frome | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Frank Dobson | 12/03/2010 | Holborn & St Pancras | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Robinson | 15/03/2010 | Belfast East | DUP | Signed |
| Linda Riordan | 23/03/2010 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 24/03/2010 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Marsden | 24/03/2010 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Banks | 25/03/2010 | Ochil & Perthshire South | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Burstow | 29/03/2010 | Sutton & Cheam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Stewart Hosie | 30/03/2010 | Dundee East | Scottish National Party | Signed |
| Helen Southworth | 06/04/2010 | Warrington South | Labour | Signed |
| William McCrea | 06/04/2010 | South Antrim | DUP | Signed |
| Lembit | 06/04/2010 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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