47408
2014-15
566
Pheasants And Partridges Reared To Be Shot
Roger Godsiff
2014-11-26
That this House notes with concern that every year some 50 million pheasants and partridges are mass-produced to be shot for so-called sport, and that a large number of the breeding birds are confined for the whole of their productive lives in crowded metal battery units, known in industry circles as raised laying cages; further notes that these units cause the birds to suffer high levels of injury and premature death, despite them now being enriched; observes that many of the birds are fitted with restrictive face masks that attempt to limit the damage resulting from birds attacking one another because of the stresses caused by these unnatural, confined and unpleasant conditions; further observes that the law and tax regime recognise the game bird industry as primarily a sport rather than a means of food production; agrees with shooting industry spokespeople who have said in the past that the cages not only represent a major welfare problem but are harmful to the reputation of shooting; further notes that a recent YouGov poll found that 70 per cent of respondents oppose the use of cages; believes that there is no justification for causing unnecessary suffering to animals; further observes that the shooting industry can afford to pay for decent conditions for these birds and believes that it has a responsibility to do so; and calls on the Government to introduce a ban on raised laying cages for breeding pheasants and partridges.
Animal welfare
Roger Godsiff
2014-11-26
Proposed
Birmingham, Hall Green
Labour
Alan Meale
2014-11-27
Seconded
Mansfield
Labour
Kelvin Hopkins
2014-11-27
Seconded
Luton North
Labour
Jeremy Corbyn
2014-11-27
Seconded
Islington North
Labour
Diane Abbott
2014-11-28
Seconded
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Labour
Mike Hancock
2014-11-28
Seconded
Portsmouth South
Liberal Democrat
John McDonnell
2014-11-28
Signed
Hayes and Harlington
Labour
Mark Durkan
2014-12-01
Signed
Foyle
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Paul Flynn
2014-12-02
Signed
Newport West
Labour
Martin Caton
2014-12-02
Signed
Gower
Labour
Ronnie Campbell
2014-12-03
Signed
Blyth Valley
Labour
Virendra Sharma
2014-12-03
Signed
Ealing, Southall
Labour
Mary Glindon
2014-12-04
Signed
North Tyneside
Labour
Bob Russell
2014-12-04
Signed
Colchester
Liberal Democrat
David Crausby
2014-12-08
Signed
Bolton North East
Labour
Caroline Lucas
2014-12-08
Signed
Brighton, Pavilion
Green
John Leech
2014-12-09
Signed
Manchester, Withington
Liberal Democrat
Lady Hermon
2014-12-16
Signed
North Down
Independent
Hywel Francis
2014-12-16
Signed
Aberavon
Labour
Chris Williamson
2014-12-16
Signed
Derby North
Labour
Anne Begg
2014-12-16
Signed
Aberdeen South
Labour
Adrian Sanders
2014-12-16
Signed
Torbay
Liberal Democrat
Nigel Dodds
2014-12-17
Signed
Belfast North
DUP
Dennis Skinner
2014-12-17
Signed
Bolsover
Labour
Annette Brooke
2014-12-17
Signed
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Liberal Democrat
David Anderson
2014-12-17
Signed
Blaydon
Labour
Gerald Kaufman
2014-12-17
Signed
Manchester, Gorton
Labour
Jim Dowd
2014-12-17
Signed
Lewisham West and Penge
Labour
Kevin Barron
2014-12-17
Signed
Rother Valley
Labour
Frank Doran
2014-12-18
Signed
Aberdeen North
Labour
Frank Roy
2014-12-18
Signed
Motherwell and Wishaw
Labour
Glenda Jackson
2015-01-05
Signed
Hampstead and Kilburn
Labour
Grahame Morris
2015-01-05
Signed
Easington
Labour
Martin Horwood
2015-01-05
Signed
Cheltenham
Liberal Democrat
Michael Crockart
2015-01-05
Signed
Edinburgh West
Liberal Democrat
Mark Hunter
2015-01-05
Signed
Cheadle
Liberal Democrat
Fabian Hamilton
2015-01-05
Signed
Leeds North East
Labour
Joan Ruddock
2015-01-05
Signed
Lewisham, Deptford
Labour
Graham Stringer
2015-01-05
Signed
Blackley and Broughton
Labour
Tony Cunningham
2015-01-05
Signed
Workington
Labour
Joan Walley
2015-01-05
Signed
Stoke-on-Trent North
Labour
George Howarth
2015-01-05
Signed
Knowsley
Labour
Greg Mulholland
2015-01-05
Signed
Leeds North West
Liberal Democrat
Alan Reid
2015-01-05
Signed
Argyll and Bute
Liberal Democrat
Mark Lazarowicz
2015-01-05
Signed
Edinburgh North and Leith
Labour
John Pugh
2015-01-05
Signed
Southport
Liberal Democrat
Ian Lavery
2015-01-05
Signed
Wansbeck
Labour
Stephen Gilbert
2015-01-06
Signed
St Austell and Newquay
Liberal Democrat
Alex Cunningham
2015-01-06
Signed
Stockton North
Labour
Teresa Pearce
2015-01-06
Signed
Erith and Thamesmead
Labour
Jim Cunningham
2015-01-07
Signed
Coventry South
Labour
Jim Sheridan
2015-01-07
Signed
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Labour
Sarah Champion
2015-01-08
Signed
Rotherham
Labour
Julian Huppert
2015-01-08
Signed
Cambridge
Liberal Democrat
David Winnick
2015-01-08
Signed
Walsall North
Labour
Stephen Lloyd
2015-01-08
Signed
Eastbourne
Liberal Democrat
David Heyes
2015-01-12
Signed
Ashton-under-Lyne
Labour
Jeffrey M Donaldson
2015-01-12
Signed
Lagan Valley
DUP
Valerie Vaz
2015-01-13
Signed
Walsall South
Labour
Katy Clark
2015-01-14
Signed
North Ayrshire and Arran
Labour
Frank Dobson
2015-01-14
Signed
Holborn and St Pancras
Labour
John Hemming
2015-01-14
Signed
Birmingham, Yardley
Liberal Democrat
Mike Thornton
2015-01-14
Signed
Eastleigh
Liberal Democrat
Mike Wood
2015-01-15
Signed
Batley and Spen
Labour
Jimmy Hood
2015-01-19
Signed
Lanark and Hamilton East
Labour
Naomi Long
2015-01-20
Signed
Belfast East
Alliance
Jennifer Willott
2015-01-21
Signed
Cardiff Central
Liberal Democrat
Nick Brown
2015-01-21
Signed
Newcastle upon Tyne East
Labour
Joe Benton
2015-01-23
Signed
Bootle
Labour
Chris Evans
2015-01-27
Signed
Islwyn
Labour
Hugh Bayley
2015-01-28
Signed
York Central
Labour
Dave Watts
2015-02-02
Signed
St Helens North
Labour
John Robertson
2015-02-02
Signed
Glasgow North West
Labour
Tom Watson
2015-02-04
Signed
West Bromwich East
Labour
Geraint Davies
2015-02-04
Signed
Swansea West
Labour
George Galloway
2015-02-11
Signed
Bradford West
Respect
Charles Kennedy
2015-02-23
Signed
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Liberal Democrat
Andrew George
2015-02-23
Signed
St Ives
Liberal Democrat
Jessica Morden
2015-02-23
Signed
Newport East
Labour
David Ward
2015-02-24
Signed
Bradford East
Liberal Democrat
Andrew Love
2015-03-04
Signed
Edmonton
Labour
Paul Blomfield
2015-03-05
Signed
Sheffield Central
Labour
Tessa Munt
2015-03-11
Signed
Wells
Liberal Democrat
Alasdair McDonnell
2015-03-12
Signed
Belfast South
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Tracey Crouch
2015-03-12
Signed
Chatham and Aylesford
Conservative