Whale Sanctuary
EDM number 126 in 1999-00, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 30/11/1999.
That this House welcomes the recent announcement of a vast sanctuary for whales being established in the Mediterranean, which contains a wealth of marine mammals including sperm and pilot whales; recognises this as a major step forward in the preservation of whales from countries which still pursue whale hunting; and calls on the Government to support and promote more whale sanctuaries throughout the world in order to prevent the possible extinction of many kinds of whales and marine mammals.
This motion has been signed by a total of 62 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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