Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Stratford (Labour), on Thursday, 3 May 1990, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 92 members in total.

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Norway and Commercial Whaling

That this House expresses its profound concern at the proposal from the Norwegian authorities to seek a resumption of commercial whaling at the International Whaling Commission meeting in July; believes that there can be no justifiable economic reasons for advanced industrialised nations to resume commercial whaling and that the current programme of so-called scientific whaling being carried out by Japan and Norway is a disgraceful sham rightly condemned by the great majority of International Whaling Commission countries; considers that the slaughter of whales amounts to a crime against the planet; calls upon the Norwegian and Japanese governments to heed world opinion and abandon all forms of whaling; and further calls upon European Economic Community countries to adopt appropriate sanctions against Norway and Japan if they persist.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

Norway and Commercial Whaling (941A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Alan Amos (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Monday, 14 May 1990. It has been signed by 2 members in total.

At end add 'as a matter of urgency.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

941 

941A1 

Session

1989-90

Subjects

Japan Nature conservation Norway Sanctions International Whaling Commission Whales

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk