Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Meale (Labour), on Tuesday, 6 September 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.

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LIVE EXPORT OF ANIMALS - EU FREE TRADE RULES

That this House is aware that recent statistics have revealed that in 2012 over 47,000 young calves and sheep were exported live from the UK to fattening farms and slaughterhouses abroad causing huge amounts of suffering to the animals concerned; notes that this practice operated despite the enactment of Article 13 of the EU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which required member states in formulating and implementing EU policy on agriculture, transport and the internal market to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals; and believes that following the recent referendum, the Government has been given the opportunity in any future trade negotiations to uphold this consideration in its deliberations and to desist from reasoning that any actions to change such practices would be illegal under EU free trade rules.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

411 

Session

2016-17

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Dennis Skinner

Jim Cunningham

Mark Durkan

Paul Monaghan

Subjects

Animal welfare EU law Trade

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk