Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour), on Monday, 10 July 2017, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 24 members in total.

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WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES

That this House notes that a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses was included in the manifestos of the Labour, Plaid Cymru and Green parties at the 2017 General Election; recalls that 94 per cent of respondents to a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs public consultation supported a ban and the House voted unanimously in favour of such a ban in 2011; further notes that currently two circuses with fewer than 20 wild animals are touring England and Wales; notes that a deadline of December 2015 was included in the Government’s draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill; notes that the UK has fallen behind 31 countries which have introduced similar national measures; and calls on the Government to bring forward this manifesto commitment at the earliest opportunity.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

144 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Kelvin Hopkins

Hywel Williams

Jonathan Edwards

Liz Saville Roberts

Ben Lake

Subjects

Animal welfare Leisure Wildlife

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk