Fur Farming
EDM number 60 in 1997-98, proposed by Gerry Steinberg on 02/06/1997.
That this House is opposed to the farming of mink and fox for their fur; notes that mink are highly active animals which in the wild live on and defend territories a mile or more in length; believes that it is cruel to keep mink and fox which are essentially wild creatures in small barren cages; further believes that it is ethically unacceptable for a civilised society to keep animals in such restricted and deprived conditions simply for fashion and adornment; welcomes Labour's statement in its 1996 document New Life for Animals that it is totally opposed to fur farming and will take action to end this cruel method as soon as practicable; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to introduce measures without delay to phase out fur farming by law.
This motion has been signed by a total of 166 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|
| Gerry Steinberg | 02/06/1997 | Durham, City of | Labour | Proposed |
| Peter Pike | 02/06/1997 | Burnley | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Sedgemore | 02/06/1997 | Hackney South & Shoreditch | Labour | Signed |
| David Hinchliffe | 02/06/1997 | Wakefield | Labour | Signed |
| Martin O'Neill | 02/06/1997 | Ochil | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Cawsey | 02/06/1997 | Brigg & Goole | Labour | Signed |
| Eric Clarke | 02/06/1997 | Midlothian | Labour | Signed |
| Harry Cohen | 02/06/1997 | Leyton & Wanstead | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Cunningham | 02/06/1997 | Coventry South | Labour | Signed |
| Colin Pickthall | 03/06/1997 | West Lancashire | Labour | Signed |
| Ernie Ross | 03/06/1997 | Dundee West | Labour | Signed |
| Ken Livingstone | 03/06/1997 | Brent East | Labour | Signed |
| Alice Mahon | 03/06/1997 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| John Cummings | 03/06/1997 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Davidson | 03/06/1997 | Glasgow, Pollok | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Norman Godman | 03/06/1997 | Greenock & Inverclyde | Labour | Signed |
| Diane Abbott | 03/06/1997 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 03/06/1997 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Harry Barnes | 03/06/1997 | North East Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Keith Vaz | 03/06/1997 | Leicester East | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Palmer | 04/06/1997 | Broxtowe | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 04/06/1997 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Brian Jenkins | 04/06/1997 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Johnson | 04/06/1997 | Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle | Labour | Signed |
| Ashok Kumar | 04/06/1997 | Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland | Labour | Signed |
| John McDonnell | 04/06/1997 | Hayes & Harlington | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Campbell | 04/06/1997 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Robin Corbett | 04/06/1997 | Birmingham, Erdington | Labour | Signed |
| Neil Gerrard | 04/06/1997 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
| Norman Baker | 04/06/1997 | Lewes | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Audrey Wise | 04/06/1997 | Preston | Labour | Signed |
| Nick Harvey | 05/06/1997 | North Devon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 05/06/1997 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew MacKinlay | 05/06/1997 | Thurrock | Labour | Signed |
| David Chaytor | 05/06/1997 | Bury North | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 05/06/1997 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| John Austin | 05/06/1997 | Erith & Thamesmead | Labour | Signed |
| Dennis Turner | 05/06/1997 | Wolverhampton South East | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Desmond Turner | 05/06/1997 | Brighton, Kemptown | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Williams | 05/06/1997 | Swansea West | Labour | Signed |
| Martyn Jones | 06/06/1997 | Clwyd South | Labour | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 06/06/1997 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Tom Cox | 09/06/1997 | Tooting | Labour | Signed |
| Lawrence Cunliffe | 09/06/1997 | Leigh | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Dismore | 09/06/1997 | Hendon | Labour | Signed |
| John Gunnell | 09/06/1997 | Morley & Rothwell | Labour | Signed |
| Angela Smith | 10/06/1997 | Basildon | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Eric Illsley | 10/06/1997 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
| Terry Lewis | 10/06/1997 | Worsley | Labour | Signed |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 10/06/1997 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
| Maria Fyfe | 10/06/1997 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Labour | Signed |
| David Rendel | 11/06/1997 | Newbury | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Bob Russell | 11/06/1997 | Colchester | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 11/06/1997 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tommy Graham | 11/06/1997 | West Renfrewshire | Labour | Signed |
| Jon Trickett | 11/06/1997 | Hemsworth | Labour | Signed |
| Kevin McNamara | 12/06/1997 | Kingston upon Hull North | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Moore | 12/06/1997 | Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Andrew George | 12/06/1997 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Stinchcombe | 12/06/1997 | Wellingborough | Labour | Signed |
| Rudi Vis | 16/06/1997 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Michie | 18/06/1997 | Sheffield, Heeley | Labour | Signed |
| Edward O'Hara | 18/06/1997 | Knowsley South | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Etherington | 19/06/1997 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
| Vernon Coaker | 23/06/1997 | Gedling | Labour | Signed |
| Ronnie Fearn | 15/07/1997 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Frank Cook | 16/07/1997 | Stockton North | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Benn | 17/07/1997 | Chesterfield | Labour | Signed |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | 17/07/1997 | Bradford South | Labour | Signed |
| Teddy Taylor | 17/07/1997 | Rochford & Southend East | Conservative | Signed |
| Phyllis Starkey | 21/07/1997 | Milton Keynes South West | Labour | Signed |
| Peter Snape | 22/07/1997 | West Bromwich East | Labour | Signed |
| Candy Atherton | 22/07/1997 | Falmouth & Camborne | Labour | Signed |
| Phil Sawford | 24/07/1997 | Kettering | Labour | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 24/07/1997 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| David Drew | 24/07/1997 | Stroud | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Jackie Ballard | 24/07/1997 | Taunton | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| David Taylor | 24/07/1997 | North West Leicestershire | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Debra Shipley | 28/07/1997 | Stourbridge | Labour | Signed |
| David Lepper | 28/07/1997 | Brighton, Pavilion | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Eric Martlew | 28/07/1997 | Carlisle | Labour | Signed |
| Austin Mitchell | 28/07/1997 | Great Grimsby | Labour | Signed |
| Christine Butler | 28/07/1997 | Castle Point | Labour | Signed |
| Adrian Sanders | 29/07/1997 | Torbay | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Stephen Hepburn | 29/07/1997 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
| Gordon Marsden | 29/07/1997 | Blackpool South | Labour | Signed |
| Judith Church | 29/07/1997 | Dagenham | Labour | Signed |
| Joan Humble | 30/07/1997 | Blackpool North & Fleetwood | Labour | Signed |
| Melanie Johnson | 30/07/1997 | Welwyn Hatfield | Labour | Signed |
| Fiona Mactaggart | 30/07/1997 | Slough | Labour | Signed |
| Laura Moffatt | 30/07/1997 | Crawley | Labour | Signed |
| Dan Norris | 30/07/1997 | Wansdyke | Labour | Signed |
| Terry Davis | 30/07/1997 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Labour | Signed |
| Steve Webb | 30/07/1997 | Northavon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Linda Perham | 31/07/1997 | Ilford North | Labour | Signed |
| Tim Loughton | 31/07/1997 | East Worthing & Shoreham | Conservative | Signed |
| Tony McWalter | 31/07/1997 | Hemel Hempstead | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Bill Olner | 31/07/1997 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
| Richard Allan | 31/07/1997 | Sheffield, Hallam | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ann Widdecombe | 31/07/1997 | Maidstone & The Weald | Conservative | Signed |
| Peter Robinson | 27/10/1997 | Belfast East | DUP | Signed |
| Martin Salter | 27/10/1997 | Reading West | Labour | Signed |
| Jacqui Smith | 27/10/1997 | Redditch | Labour | Signed |
| John Stanley | 27/10/1997 | Tonbridge & Malling | Conservative | Signed |
| Charles Kennedy | 27/10/1997 | Ross, Skye & Inverness West | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Archy Kirkwood | 27/10/1997 | Roxburgh & Berwickshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Richard Livsey | 27/10/1997 | Brecon & Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | 27/10/1997 | Medway | Labour | Signed |
| Gillian Merron | 27/10/1997 | Lincoln | Labour | Signed |
| Ray Michie | 27/10/1997 | Argyll & Bute | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Peter Brand | 27/10/1997 | Isle of Wight | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Malcolm Bruce | 27/10/1997 | Gordon | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Vincent Cable | 27/10/1997 | Twickenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Menzies Campbell | 27/10/1997 | Fife North East | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Jamie Cann | 27/10/1997 | Ipswich | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 27/10/1997 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Brian H Donohoe | 27/10/1997 | Cunninghame South | Labour | Signed |
| George Galloway | 27/10/1997 | Glasgow, Kelvin | Labour | Signed |
| John Grogan | 27/10/1997 | Selby | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Beith | 27/10/1997 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Harold Best | 27/10/1997 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
| Matthew Taylor | 27/10/1997 | Truro & St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Truswell | 27/10/1997 | Pudsey | Labour | Signed |
| Mike Wood | 27/10/1997 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
| Gareth Thomas | 29/10/1997 | Clwyd West | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew Miller | 30/10/1997 | Ellesmere Port & Neston | Labour | Signed |
| John Cryer | 30/10/1997 | Hornchurch | Labour | Signed |
| Bill Rammell | 03/11/1997 | Harlow | Labour | Signed |
| Hugh Bayley | 03/11/1997 | York, City of | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Keen | 04/11/1997 | Brentford & Isleworth | Labour | Signed |
| Marsha Singh | 05/11/1997 | Bradford West | Labour | Signed |
| Bob Blizzard | 06/11/1997 | Waveney | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Hesford | 07/11/1997 | Wirral West | Labour | Signed |
| Lembit | 07/11/1997 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Oliver Letwin | 11/11/1997 | West Dorset | Conservative | Signed |
| Dennis Skinner | 12/11/1997 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
| Joe Ashton | 12/11/1997 | Bassetlaw | Labour | Signed |
| Roger Berry | 12/11/1997 | Kingswood | Labour | Signed |
| Patrick Hall | 24/11/1997 | Bedford | Labour | Signed |
| Eileen Gordon | 26/11/1997 | Romford | Labour | Signed |
| Tony Clarke | 27/11/1997 | Northampton South | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 27/11/1997 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Simon Hughes | 18/12/1997 | North Southwark & Bermondsey | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Geraldine Smith | 21/01/1998 | Morecambe & Lunesdale | Labour | Signed |
| Robert McCartney | 21/01/1998 | North Down | UKUP | Signed |
| Rosie Winterton | 26/01/1998 | Doncaster Central | Labour | Signed |
| Caroline Flint | 28/01/1998 | Don Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Lindsay Hoyle | 12/03/1998 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
| Ian Stewart | 16/03/1998 | Eccles | Labour | Signed |
| Mark Todd | 16/03/1998 | South Derbyshire | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Twigg | 16/03/1998 | Enfield, Southgate | Labour | Signed |
| Stephen Pound | 17/03/1998 | Ealing North | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | 17/03/1998 | Poplar & Canning Town | Labour | Signed |
| Syd Rapson | 23/03/1998 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
| Howard Stoate | 31/03/1998 | Dartford | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Dean | 01/04/1998 | Burton | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Clwyd | 07/04/1998 | Cynon Valley | Labour | Signed |
| Geraint Davies | 15/06/1998 | Croydon Central | Labour | Signed |
| Liz Blackman | 15/06/1998 | Erewash | Labour | Signed |
| Malcolm Chisholm | 17/06/1998 | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour | Signed |
| Ben Bradshaw | 24/06/1998 | Exeter | Labour | Signed |
| Anne Begg | 23/07/1998 | Aberdeen South | Labour | Signed |
| Fiona Jones | 02/09/1998 | Newark | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Meale | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
| Charles Clarke | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
| Patricia Hewitt | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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