PIGEONS IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE (No. 2)

Early day motion 314, tabled 8 February 2001 by Diane Abbott (Labour). Signed by 12 members.

That this House warmly welcomes the agreement between the Greater London Authority and Mr Bernard Rayner to cease commercial feeding of pigeons in Trafalgar Square; notes that the GLA was originally advised by experts in bird ecology that a phased withdrawal of food over one month would avoid any possibility of cruelty to the pigeons; further notes that the Mayor has extended the phased withdrawal of feeding to the pigeons from one month to two and a half months as part of his agreement with Mr Rayner; welcomes the improvements that have already been made to the square since the GLA assumed responsibility for it in October 2000, including the halving of reported crime; and now looks forward to Trafalgar Square becoming a clean, safe and pleasant place for Londoners and tourists to enjoy.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, Liberal Democrat 1.