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Orangutans And Palm Oil

EDM number 34 in 2007-08, proposed by Bill Wiggin on 06/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Agriculture, Asia, Forestry, Nature conservation and Wildlife.

That this House expresses concern about the growth of oil palm plantations in Borneo; notes that many oil palm plantations have replaced the rainforest, which is the habitat for the orangutan; is further concerned that increasing habitat destruction could lead to the extinction of the orangutan within five years; welcomes the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil; and urges the palm oil industry to take responsible action to protect orangutan habitats and become sustainable.

This motion has been signed by a total of 81 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bill Wiggin06/11/2007LeominsterConservativeProposed
Peter Ainsworth06/11/2007East SurreyConservativeSeconded
Richard Benyon06/11/2007NewburyConservativeSeconded
Anne McIntosh06/11/2007Vale of YorkConservativeSeconded
James Paice06/11/2007South East CambridgeshireConservativeSeconded
Gregory Barker06/11/2007Bexhill and BattleConservativeSeconded
Andrew George06/11/2007St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Adrian Sanders07/11/2007TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch07/11/2007HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Loughton07/11/2007East Worthing and ShorehamConservativeSigned
Peter Luff07/11/2007Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Jeremy Corbyn07/11/2007Islington NorthLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley07/11/2007Worthing WestConservativeSigned
David Taylor07/11/2007North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Michael Weir07/11/2007AngusScottish National PartySigned
Peter Soulsby08/11/2007Leicester SouthLabourSigned
John Leech08/11/2007Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis08/11/2007Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Drew08/11/2007StroudLabourSigned
Colin Challen08/11/2007Morley and RothwellLabourSigned
Tom Brake08/11/2007Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
James Gray08/11/2007North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Lynne Jones12/11/2007Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty12/11/2007Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Derek Conway12/11/2007Old Bexley & SidcupConservativeSigned
Nicholas Winterton12/11/2007MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Katy Clark12/11/2007North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Alan Meale13/11/2007MansfieldLabourSigned
Mark Lancaster13/11/2007North East Milton KeynesConservativeSigned
Tony Baldry13/11/2007BanburyConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock13/11/2007Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Jabez Foster13/11/2007Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
Mark Durkan13/11/2007FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Edward Davey13/11/2007Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Clapham13/11/2007Barnsley West and PenistoneLabourSigned
David Maclean13/11/2007Penrith and The BorderConservativeSigned
Linda Riordan14/11/2007HalifaxLabourSigned
Michael Penning14/11/2007Hemel HempsteadConservativeSigned
Ben Wallace14/11/2007Lancaster and WyreConservativeSigned
Paul Flynn14/11/2007Newport WestLabourSigned
David Hamilton14/11/2007MidlothianLabourSigned
Malcolm Moss14/11/2007North East CambridgeshireConservativeSigned
Janet Dean14/11/2007BurtonLabourSigned
Alan Simpson15/11/2007Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Michael Mates15/11/2007East HampshireConservativeSigned
Alex Salmond19/11/2007Banff and BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Jim Cousins19/11/2007Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabourSigned
Ann Cryer19/11/2007KeighleyLabourSigned
Roger Williams19/11/2007Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson19/11/2007East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Horam20/11/2007OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Stewart Hosie20/11/2007Dundee EastScottish National PartySigned
Brian Jenkins21/11/2007TamworthLabourSigned
Alistair Carmichael21/11/2007Orkney and ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen21/11/2007RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Angus Robertson22/11/2007MorayScottish National PartySigned
Bill Etherington22/11/2007Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross22/11/2007TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Christopher Fraser28/11/2007South West NorfolkConservativeSigned
Andrew Rosindell28/11/2007RomfordConservativeSigned
Nigel Dodds28/11/2007Belfast NorthDUPSigned
David Heyes29/11/2007Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins29/11/2007Luton NorthLabourSigned
Nick Hurd29/11/2007Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Christopher Huhne03/12/2007EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Evans06/12/2007Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Bob Spink10/12/2007Castle PointConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley13/12/2007Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Simon Burns17/12/2007West ChelmsfordConservativeSigned
Alan Beith18/12/2007Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Selous07/01/2008South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Vincent Cable07/01/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
John Bercow08/01/2008BuckinghamConservativeSigned
Richard Ottaway18/02/2008Croydon SouthConservativeSigned
Laura Moffatt21/02/2008CrawleyLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne03/03/2008Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
David Heath13/03/2008Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Mann12/05/2008BassetlawLabourSigned
John Mason15/10/2008Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
John McDonnell25/11/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
John SpellarUnknownWithdrawn

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