JAPAN'S RESUMPTION OF COMMERCIAL WHALE HUNTING

Early day motion 2630, tabled 22 July 2019 by Barry Sheerman (Labour/Co-operative). Signed by 19 members.

That this House condemns the resumption of commercial whale hunting by Japan; notes that the consumption of whale meat in Japan has fallen significantly in recent years and that demand for that meat is very low; believes that whaling is cruel and damaging to the planet's ecosystem; is concerned by the precedent that Japan has set in withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission (IWC); and urges the Government to take diplomatic action to press Japan to end whaling for commercial purposes and to rejoin the IWC to conserve whales for future generations.

Signatures by party: Labour 5, Conservative 3, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 2, Independent 2, Labour/Co-operative 2, Scottish National Party 2.