UK Bee Health (No. 2) (EDM1230)

UK Bee Health (No. 2)

EDM number 1230 in 2008-09, proposed by Danny Alexander on 31/03/2009.
Categorised under the topics of Agriculture and Animal diseases.

That this House notes with concern the threat to the UK bee population, valued commercially at approximately Â£165 million by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, posed by an increase in reported cases of colony collapse disorder and resistance to the chemical treatment for the varroa destructor mite; further notes that Scottish bee farmers, who run 25 per cent. of the UK's commercial hives, are particularly vulnerable as the alternative treatment for the varroa mite requires an ambient temperature of over 15 degrees centigrade; observes that the limited diagnostic and follow-up service for bee health matters in Scotland comprises only four bee inspectors; calls for greater coordination between Westminster and Holyrood to solve this national problem; and welcomes the support of the Scottish Beekeepers' Association and Bee Farmers' Association for greater funding for research into ways of combating the threats to Scottish hives.

This motion has been signed by a total of 58 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Danny Alexander	31/03/2009	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Willie Rennie	31/03/2009	Dunfermline and West Fife	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Charles Kennedy	31/03/2009	Ross, Skye and Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	31/03/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Andrew George	31/03/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Bob Russell	31/03/2009	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Paul Rowen	01/04/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	01/04/2009	Harrogate and Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mike Hancock	01/04/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Cryer	01/04/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Ian Cawsey	01/04/2009	Brigg and Goole	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	01/04/2009	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	01/04/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	01/04/2009	Chorley	Labour	Signed
Bob Spink	01/04/2009	Castle Point	Independent	Signed
Gordon Prentice	01/04/2009	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	01/04/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	02/04/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	02/04/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ann Winterton	02/04/2009	Congleton	Conservative	Signed
David Drew	02/04/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	02/04/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	02/04/2009	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	02/04/2009	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	20/04/2009	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Malcolm Moss	20/04/2009	North East Cambridgeshire	Conservative	Signed
John Leech	20/04/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Cohen	21/04/2009	Leyton and Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	22/04/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	22/04/2009	Edinburgh North and Leith	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	22/04/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	22/04/2009	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John McDonnell	22/04/2009	Hayes and Harlington	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	22/04/2009	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	22/04/2009	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	22/04/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	23/04/2009	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	23/04/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	23/04/2009	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	23/04/2009	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Lindsay Roy	23/04/2009	Glenrothes	Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	24/04/2009	Barnsley West and Penistone	Labour	Signed
Marsha Singh	27/04/2009	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	28/04/2009	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	29/04/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Simon Hughes	30/04/2009	North Southwark and Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Brian Jenkins	30/04/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	06/05/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Evan Harris	07/05/2009	Oxford West and Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kim Howells	07/05/2009	Pontypridd	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	14/05/2009	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	14/05/2009	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	04/06/2009	Orkney and Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	11/06/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Diane Abbott	18/06/2009	Hackney North and Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Susan Kramer	22/06/2009	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Barrett	24/06/2009	Edinburgh West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Ian Gibson	Unknown			Withdrawn

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