Threatened Disbandment Of The Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit (EDM268)

Threatened Disbandment Of The Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit

EDM number 268 in 2000-01, proposed by Norman Baker on 30/01/2001.

That this House is extremely concerned to hear that the Metropolitan Police is considering disbanding its Wildlife Crime Unit; notes that the unit is the only specialized unit dealing with wildlife crime in the UK; also notes the essential work that the Wildlife Crime Unit does in relation to the UK's CITES commitments to expose and prosecute international trade in endangered species such as the Tibetan antelope (shatoosh), elephant ivory, and in particular the illegal trade in rhino horn and bear and tiger parts for use in traditional Chinese medicine; further notes the contributions made by the Wildlife Crime Unit in tackling badger digging and baiting and illegal hare coursing; and therefore calls on the Home Secretary to make clear the concerns of this House to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.

This motion has been signed by a total of 36 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Norman Baker	30/01/2001	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Bob Russell	31/01/2001	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Thomas	31/01/2001	Ceredigion	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Peter Bottomley	31/01/2001	Worthing West	Conservative	Signed
Harry Barnes	31/01/2001	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Mike Hancock	31/01/2001	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Cawsey	31/01/2001	Brigg & Goole	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	31/01/2001	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	01/02/2001	Chorley	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	01/02/2001	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	01/02/2001	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Bill Michie	01/02/2001	Sheffield, Heeley	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	01/02/2001	Gower	Labour	Signed
Eric Clarke	01/02/2001	Midlothian	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	01/02/2001	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	01/02/2001	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	05/02/2001	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Vincent Cable	05/02/2001	Twickenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew Dismore	05/02/2001	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Barry Jones	06/02/2001	Alyn & Deeside	Labour	Signed
Ronnie Fearn	06/02/2001	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Derek Wyatt	07/02/2001	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	07/02/2001	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	07/02/2001	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Edward O'Hara	07/02/2001	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Laura Moffatt	07/02/2001	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Tony McWalter	07/02/2001	Hemel Hempstead	Labour Co-operative	Signed
Alan Simpson	08/02/2001	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Nigel Jones	08/02/2001	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Clapham	08/02/2001	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	08/02/2001	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Jon Trickett	08/02/2001	Hemsworth	Labour	Signed
Tony Banks	12/02/2001	West Ham	Labour	Signed
William Ross	13/02/2001	East Londonderry	UUP	Signed
Rudi Vis	14/02/2001	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
John Gunnell	27/02/2001	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed

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