Wildlife
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on wildlife. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 17.01.2013 | Antarctic Bill - Committee Stage |
| The Antarctic Bill is presented as a Private Member's Bill by Neil Carmichael MP. This note sets out the issues discussed in the Bill Committee on 21 November 2012. These included: the timing of the enactment of the provisions relating to the liability annex, compatibility with existing shipping liability provisions, and the wider issue of the future of the British Antarctic Survey. | |
| 08.11.2012 | The Forestry Commission and the sale of public forests in England |
| This note sets out information on the sale of public forests managed by the Forestry Commission | |
| 24.10.2012 | Badger Culling: Policy to 2008 |
| This note covers the badger culling trials carried out by the previous Government and policy to 2008. | |
| 23.10.2012 | Badger Culling |
| This note summarises the proposals for allowing farmers in England to cull badgers and the Governments decison to go ahead with a cull, starting with two pilot areas in West Gloucestershire and West Somerset. The cull has now been postponed until 2013. | |
| 22.10.2012 | Bovine TB Statistics: Great Britain |
| This note sets out the principal statistics measuring the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain. It presents data on the number of incidents of bovine TB among herds and animals in the five administrative regions for animal health in Great Britain. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19.07.2009 | Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report. Bill 137 2008-09. |
| The Bill would set up a new Marine Management Organisation (MMO); streamline marine licensing; introduce marine planning; reform fisheries management; provide for Marine Conservation Zones; and enable the creation of a route around the English coast. | |
| 16.06.2009 | Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] |
| The Bill covers a broad range of marine issues and would: (1) set up a new Marine Management Organisation (MMO) under which many of the existing, diverse areas of marine regulation would be centralised; (2) streamline the existing marine licensing system and provide powers to create a joined up marine planning policy; (3) introduce new measures to reform fisheries management; (4) provide a framework for establishing marine conservation zones; and, (5) enable the creation of a route around the English coast. | |
| 24.10.2001 | Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill (Bill 8 of 2001-02) |
| Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill (Bill 8 of 2001/02). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/76. | |
| 17.03.2000 | Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (Bill 78 of 1999/2000) |
| Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (Bill 78 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/31. | |
| 16.03.2000 | Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (Bill 78 of 1999/2000) |
| Countryside and Rights of Way Bill (Bill 78 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/30. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19.01.2010 | Regulatory Reform Committee. |
| Regulatory Reform Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 29.11.2011 | WILD ANIMALS IN TRAVELLING CIRCUSES |
| That this House believes that the use of wild animals in travelling circuses is fundamentally wrong because their welfare and well-being is continuously compromised by confinement in ... | |
| 24.05.2011 | WILD ANIMALS IN CIRCUSES (No.2) |
| That this House regrets the failure of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ban the use of wild animals in circuses; further regrets the Secretary of State's statement ... | |
| 16.02.2011 | TRADE OF ILLEGAL IVORY |
| That this House is concerned that despite the world wide ban on the sale of ivory, there is recent evidence of an increase in demand for illegal ivory; recognises the commendable progress ... | |
| 09.12.2010 | DIPLOMATIC ACTION AND COMMERCIAL WHALING |
| That this House condemns the departure of the Japanese whaling fleet for Antarctica; notes with dismay that Japan will seek to kill almost a thousand whales in the Southern Ocean Whale ... | |
| 15.09.2010 | HENDERSON ISLAND, PITCAIRN ISLANDS |
| That this House notes with concern the threat which rats pose to the unique wildlife of Henderson Island, Pitcairn Islands, in particular to the Henderson Petrel, but also the Henderson ... |
POST Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 05.09.2012 | Balancing Nature and Agriculture |
| This POSTnote explores two approaches to managing land for balancing nature conservation with sustainable food production. Land sharing integrates the objectives of agriculture and benefits to wildlife on the same land. Land sparing on the other hand separates intensive farming areas from protected natural habitats at larger scales. | |
| 01.02.2009 | Wild deer, February 2009 |
| This POSTnote examines the current status of wild deer in the UK, their ecological, economic and social impacts and legislation on their management. | |
| 01.04.2008 | Invasive non-native species, April 2008 |
| Invasive non-native species, April 2008. POSTnote 08/303 | |
| 01.04.2008 | Wildlife diseases, April 2008 |
| Wildlife diseases, April 2008. POSTnote 08/307. | |
| 01.02.2008 | Ecological networks, February 2008 |
| Ecological networks, February 2008. POSTnote 08/300. |
