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Live Export Of Farm Animals From Ramsgate

EDM number 2073 in 2010-12, proposed by Alan Meale on 12/07/2011.
Categorised under the topics of Animal welfare, International trade and Transport.

That this House is concerned that live export of farm animals to continental Europe has resumed,this timevia the Port of Ramsgate, despite widespread local opposition from residents and their elected representatives; is aware that currently over 30,000 UK nationals have signed a petition calling for transport times involving live animals to be reduced to a maximum of eight hours, the same petition having already attracted the attention of over 300,000 EU citizens; calls on the Government to ban the export of live animals to continental Europe; and urges the Secretaries of State for Transport and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to amend the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 to allow ports authorities in the UK the right to refuse any ship involved in such activities the use of its port.

This motion has been signed by a total of 37 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Alan Meale12/07/2011MansfieldLabourProposed
Cathy Jamieson13/07/2011Kilmarnock and LoudounLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock13/07/2011Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jim Dobbin13/07/2011Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Ronnie Campbell13/07/2011Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Linda Riordan13/07/2011HalifaxLabourSeconded
Kate Hoey13/07/2011VauxhallLabourSigned
John McDonnell13/07/2011Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Martin Caton13/07/2011GowerLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn13/07/2011Islington NorthLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan14/07/2011Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Mary Glindon14/07/2011North TynesideLabourSigned
Kerry McCarthy14/07/2011Bristol EastLabourSigned
John Leech14/07/2011Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Kevin Barron14/07/2011Rother ValleyLabourSigned
Annette Brooke14/07/2011Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Gordon Marsden14/07/2011Blackpool SouthLabourSigned
Graeme Morrice18/07/2011LivingstonLabourSigned
David Crausby18/07/2011Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Graham Stringer18/07/2011Blackley and BroughtonLabourSigned
David Heyes18/07/2011Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley18/07/2011Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Adrian Sanders19/07/2011TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Caroline Lucas19/07/2011Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Ann Clwyd19/07/2011Cynon ValleyLabourSigned
Paul Flynn20/07/2011Newport WestLabourSigned
Fabian Hamilton11/08/2011Leeds North EastLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy11/08/2011GlenrothesLabourSigned
Anne Begg05/09/2011Aberdeen SouthLabourSigned
Mark Williams05/09/2011CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Danczuk06/09/2011RochdaleLabourSigned
Stephen Lloyd09/09/2011EastbourneLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon14/09/2011North DownIndependentSigned
Tom Brake14/09/2011Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Siobhain McDonagh10/10/2011Mitcham and MordenLabourSigned
Stephen Williams22/11/2011Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins23/11/2011Luton NorthLabourSigned

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