Whale Sanctuary In The Mediterranean (EDM116)

Whale Sanctuary In The Mediterranean

EDM number 116 in 1999-00, proposed by Paul Marsden on 30/11/1999.

That this House welcomes the agreement of the creation of a whale sanctuary in the Mediterranean, which is 84,000 square kilometres off the coasts of Italy, France and Monaco, which will protect sperm, fin and pilot whales, risso's dolphins and a host of animal and plant species; congratulates the Governments involved and praises the wildlife groups and scientists, in particular the World Wildlife Fund for Nature which have lobbied for the creation of a whale sanctuary for over 10 years; and notes that the adjacent land areas must reduce sewage and chemical pollutants and that steps should be taken to limit shipping including cruise liners and speed boats.

This motion has been signed by a total of 38 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Paul Marsden	30/11/1999	Shrewsbury & Atcham	Labour	Proposed
Diana Organ	30/11/1999	Forest of Dean	Labour	Signed
Alice Mahon	01/12/1999	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	01/12/1999	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	01/12/1999	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	01/12/1999	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Norman Godman	01/12/1999	Greenock & Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Harry Barnes	01/12/1999	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Peter Bottomley	01/12/1999	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Michael Foster	02/12/1999	Worcester	Labour	Signed
Tim Loughton	02/12/1999	East Worthing & Shoreham	Conservative	Signed
Kevin McNamara	02/12/1999	Kingston upon Hull North	Labour	Signed
John Austin	02/12/1999	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	02/12/1999	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Brake	06/12/1999	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	06/12/1999	Gower	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	06/12/1999	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Win Griffiths	07/12/1999	Bridgend	Labour	Signed
Angela Smith	07/12/1999	Basildon	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Alan Meale	07/12/1999	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	08/12/1999	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Glenda Jackson	08/12/1999	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	08/12/1999	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	08/12/1999	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	08/12/1999	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	08/12/1999	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	08/12/1999	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Paul Flynn	08/12/1999	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Alan Williams	09/12/1999	Swansea West	Labour	Signed
Tony Colman	13/12/1999	Putney	Labour	Signed
Tony Banks	13/12/1999	West Ham	Labour	Signed
David Drew	14/12/1999	Stroud	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Russell Brown	15/12/1999	Dumfries	Labour	Signed
Michael Jabez Foster	15/12/1999	Hastings & Rye	Labour	Signed
Tony McWalter	16/12/1999	Hemel Hempstead	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Rudi Vis	20/12/1999	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	10/01/2000	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
John Randall	Unknown			Withdrawn

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