PARTNERSHIP AGAINST WILDLIFE CRIME

Early day motion 266, tabled 30 January 2001 by Helen Clark (Labour). Signed by 51 members.

That this House welcomes the introduction on 30th January of the wildlife protection provisions contained in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act; regards them as a major step forward for wildlife protection which provide significant new powers for police officers in their fight against increasingly organised wildlife crime; and congratulates all those involved, both nationally and locally, in the Partnership Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) who have worked together so successfully to achieve this result.

Signatures by party: Labour 35, Liberal Democrat 8, Labour/Co-operative 5, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 1.