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Animal Rights In China

EDM number 686 in 2007-08, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 14/01/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Animal welfare and Asia.

That this House condemns the Chinese government for the poor animal rights standards in China; notes in particular the brutal treatment of bears in bear farms where bile is removed either through permanent catheters, or during operations, and is used for traditional Chinese medicines despite herbal and synthetic alternatives being available; regards the 250 bear farms across China, housing an estimated total of 7,000 bears, as evidence of extensive cruelty; and calls on the Chinese government to bring its laws and practices into the 21st century in relation to animal rights.

This motion has been signed by a total of 55 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lindsay Hoyle14/01/2008ChorleyLabourProposed
David Crausby14/01/2008Bolton North EastLabourSeconded
Bob Spink14/01/2008Castle PointConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell14/01/2008ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Alan Meale15/01/2008MansfieldLabourSeconded
David Drew15/01/2008StroudLabourSeconded
David Taylor15/01/2008North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Mark Hunter15/01/2008CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech15/01/2008Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Borrow15/01/2008South RibbleLabourSigned
Mike Hancock15/01/2008Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Harry Cohen15/01/2008Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Martin Caton15/01/2008GowerLabourSigned
Paul Holmes15/01/2008ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell15/01/2008Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones15/01/2008Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ann Cryer15/01/2008KeighleyLabourSigned
Chris McCafferty16/01/2008Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis16/01/2008Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Desmond Turner16/01/2008Brighton, KemptownLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley16/01/2008Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Nigel Dodds16/01/2008Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Jeremy Corbyn16/01/2008Islington NorthLabourSigned
Annette Brooke16/01/2008Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Marsden16/01/2008Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Simon Hughes16/01/2008North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins16/01/2008Luton NorthLabourSigned
John Pugh17/01/2008SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean17/01/2008BurtonLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd17/01/2008Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Edward O'Hara17/01/2008Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Mark Durkan21/01/2008FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Bill Etherington21/01/2008Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Norman Baker21/01/2008LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams21/01/2008ConwyLabourSigned
Phil Willis21/01/2008Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Eddie McGrady22/01/2008South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Colin Burgon22/01/2008ElmetLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell22/01/2008East LondonderryDUPSigned
Alan Simpson23/01/2008Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Mark Williams24/01/2008CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable25/01/2008TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Jabez Foster28/01/2008Hastings and RyeLabourSigned
David Anderson28/01/2008BlaydonLabourSigned
Hywel Williams28/01/2008CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Janet Anderson28/01/2008Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins29/01/2008TamworthLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell30/01/2008Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
John Horam04/02/2008OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Eric Illsley05/02/2008Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
David Hamilton07/02/2008MidlothianLabourSigned
Adrian Bailey22/02/2008West Bromwich WestLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell26/02/2008RomfordConservativeSigned
Steve Webb06/10/2008NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
David MarshallUnknownWithdrawn

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