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Routine Use Of Antibiotics In Livestock Farming

EDM number 1530 in 1997-98, proposed by Mike Hancock on 08/07/1998.

That this House notes with concern the emergence of resistance in bacteria to some of the antibiotics used to treat serious infections in humans; fears that a growing risk to human health is presented by the excessive use of antibiotics in livestock farming which encourages the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria; accordingly believes the routine use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animals to be irresponsible; further believes that the routine use of antibiotics to forestall the diseases which are inevitable in intensive farming should be restricted and replaced by the introduction of healthy practices in animal husbandry and good hygiene; and urges Her Majesty's Government to phase out the use of antibiotics in farming as growth promoters and to introduce tighter restrictions on their use in farming for prophylactic purposes.

This motion has been signed by a total of 48 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Mike Hancock08/07/1998Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratProposed
Syd Rapson09/07/1998Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn09/07/1998SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones09/07/1998Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Martin Caton10/07/1998GowerLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore10/07/1998HendonLabourSigned
John Austin10/07/1998Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Bob Russell13/07/1998ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Marsden13/07/1998Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin13/07/1998Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Bill Etherington13/07/1998Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Alan Williams13/07/1998Carmarthen East & DinefwrLabourSigned
Audrey Wise13/07/1998PrestonLabourSigned
Ashok Kumar14/07/1998Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
David Taylor14/07/1998North West LeicestershireLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ken Livingstone15/07/1998Brent EastLabourSigned
Paul Flynn15/07/1998Newport WestLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall16/07/1998West LancashireLabourSigned
Alan Simpson16/07/1998Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins16/07/1998Luton NorthLabourSigned
David Chaytor16/07/1998Bury NorthLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn17/07/1998Islington NorthLabourSigned
Jackie Ballard20/07/1998TauntonLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin McNamara20/07/1998Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Harry Cohen20/07/1998Leyton & WansteadLabourSigned
Nigel Jones21/07/1998CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Piara S Khabra21/07/1998Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Terry Lewis21/07/1998WorsleyLabourSigned
Diana Organ21/07/1998Forest of DeanLabourSigned
Tom Brake21/07/1998Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours21/07/1998WorkingtonLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell21/07/1998Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Matthew Taylor21/07/1998Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick22/07/1998Poplar & Canning TownLabourSigned
Gerry Steinberg22/07/1998Durham, City ofLabourSigned
Norman Baker22/07/1998LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Julia Drown22/07/1998South SwindonLabourSigned
Frank Cook22/07/1998Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Bill Michie23/07/1998Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Chris Mullin23/07/1998Sunderland SouthLabourSigned
Desmond Turner23/07/1998Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Rudi Vis23/07/1998Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Debra Shipley27/07/1998StourbridgeLabourSigned
Martyn Jones28/07/1998Clwyd SouthLabourSigned
David Chidgey28/07/1998EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Doug Naysmith29/07/1998Bristol North WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Paul Tyler29/07/1998North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell04/11/1998Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned

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