Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Gwyn Prosser (Labour), on Tuesday, 30 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 149 members in total.

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LIVE ANIMAL TRANSPORT

That this House is appalled by the compromise proposal for the Transport Regulation put forward by the Irish presidency last week; notes that it is a retrograde step and weakens the current legislation in some key areas; further notes that the Irish proposal provides no limit on journey times, no decrease in maximum temperatures, and no reduction in stocking densities; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to oppose this proposal and encourage other member states to oppose it and to push for an eight-hour limit on journey times, a significant reduction in stocking densities and definitive maximum temperatures in which animals can be transported and the requirement that rest periods of more than two hours be taken outside the transport vehicle at approved staging points.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

947 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Animal welfare EU action Livestock Transport Temperature

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk