RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE HUNTING BILL

Early day motion 978, tabled 19 April 2004 by Gerald Kaufman (Labour). Signed by 277 members.

That this House looks forward to the early re-introduction of the Government's Hunting Bill; recalls its own votes to ban the cruel sport of hunting with dogs on at least nine occasions since 1995; welcomes the Government's commitment to resolve the issue in this Parliament; notes, in the event of a further rejection of this legislation by the House of Lords, that the provisions of the Parliament Acts will apply; and looks forward to seeing a ban on hunting on the statute book by the end of this parliamentary session.

Signatures by party: Labour 226, Liberal Democrat 27, Labour/Co-operative 19, Conservative 3, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.