There are many politicians who support the campaign for mandatory CCTV
Welsh Assembly Members
QUOTES FROM WELSH ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
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‘[It is] of utmost importance that animals are treated with respect and dignity at all times, including at the end of their lives. The committee does not believe that the purely voluntary approach currently being taken forward by the Welsh Government is sufficient to ensure that correct welfare standards will be upheld in all cases…’
– Janet Finch-Saunders AM, Chair of the Petitions Committee and Welsh Conservative Member for Aberconwy |
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‘I support the call by Animal Aid that the Welsh Government makes the installation and maintenance of CCTV monitoring systems mandatory in all slaughterhouses in Wales. This should cover all areas of the premises which are involved in the holding or processing of live animals and supported by requirements on the placement and operation of cameras, and the retention and storage of recordings and the availability of recordings for inspection. Animals cannot speak up for themselves so we need to.’
– Mike Hedges AM, Welsh Labour Member for Swansea East |
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‘CCTV has been mandatory in every abattoir in England in all areas where live animals are present since May 2018. Scotland announced plans for similar new laws last year. However, in Wales, 14 out of 24 slaughterhouses do not have cameras, although the Welsh Government has made money available for their installation. RSPCA Cymru and Animal Aid both support mandatory CCTV to deter abuses and to help vets with regulation and monitoring. I believe it is time for the Welsh Government make CCTV in abattoirs mandatory in Wales.’
– Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM, Welsh Conservative Member for South Wales East |
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‘I cannot see any reason why any slaughter house operator would object to the installation of CCTV on their premises if their operations are in accordance with agreed practices. I have also heard no cogent argument against compulsory installation of CCTV in all slaughterhouses in Wales.’
– David J Rowlands AM, Commissioner and Brexit Party Member for South Wales East |
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‘I support mandatory video surveillance in abattoirs – and on fishing boats.’
– Jenny Rathbone AM, Welsh Labour Member for Cardiff Central |
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2012 Statement in Support of CCTV in Welsh Slaughterhouses
In 2012, 34 of the 60 Welsh Assembly Members signed Statement of Opinion 2012-0117, tabled by Rebecca Evans, in support of CCTV in slaughterhouses. They are:
In 2012, 34 of the 60 Welsh Assembly Members signed Statement of Opinion 2012-0117, tabled by Rebecca Evans, in support of CCTV in slaughterhouses. They are:
| Antoniw, Mick (Lab) | Pontypridd |
| Asghar, Mohammad (Con) | South Wales East |
| Black, Peter (former Member) | – |
| Burns, Angela (Con) | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
| Chapman, Christine (former Member) | – |
| Davies, Byron (former Member) | – |
| Davies, Jocelyn (former Member) | – |
| Davies, Keith (former Member) | – |
| Davies, Paul (Con) | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| Davies, Suzy (Con) | South Wales West |
| Drakeford, Mark (Lab) | Cardiff West |
| Evans, Rebecca (Lab) | Gower |
| Gething, Vaughan (Lab) | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Graham, William (former Member) | – |
| Gruffydd, Llyr Huws (PC) | North Wales |
| Hedges, Mike (Lab) | Swansea East |
| Isherwood, Mark (Con) | North Wales |
| James, Julie (Lab) | Swansea West |
| Sayed, Bethan (PC) | South Wales West |
| Jones, Ann (Lab) | Vale of Clwyd |
| Melding, David (Con) | South Wales Central |
| Millar, Darren (Con) | Clwyd West |
| Morgan, Julie (Lab) | Cardiff North |
| Neagle, Lynne (Lab) | Torfaen |
| Parrott, Eluned (former Member) | – |
| Price, Gwyn (former Member) | – |
| Ramsay, Nicholas (Con) | Monmouth |
| Rathbone, Jenny (Lab) | Cardiff Central |
| Rees, David (Lab) | Aberavon |
| Skates, Ken (Lab) | Clwyd South |
| Thomas, Simon (former Member) | – |
| Watson, Joyce (Lab) | Mid and West Wales |
| Whittle, Lindsay (former Member) | – |
| Wood, Leanne (PC) | Rhondda |
Members of the UK Parliament
Early Day Motion Signatories and Campaign Supporters
Grahame Morris MP has tabled four Early Day Motions (EDMs) calling for mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses. More than 200 MPs have so far signed these EDMs. The serving MPs who support this campaign to date either through the EDMs or via other means are below (click on links to see images of those MPs supporting our campaign). See the former MPs who have supported this campaign.
Grahame Morris MP has tabled four Early Day Motions (EDMs) calling for mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses. More than 200 MPs have so far signed these EDMs. The serving MPs who support this campaign to date either through the EDMs or via other means are below (click on links to see images of those MPs supporting our campaign). See the former MPs who have supported this campaign.
| Abbott, Diane (Lab) | Hackney North and Stoke Newington |
| Amess, David (Con) | Southend West |
| Barron, Kevin (Lab) | Rother Valley |
| Bellingham, Henry (Con) | North West Norfolk |
| Black, Mhairi (SNP) | Paisley and Renfrewshire South |
| Blackford, Ian (SNP) | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
| Blomfield, Paul (Lab) | Sheffield Central |
| Bottomley, Peter (Con) | Worthing West |
| Brake, Tom (LD) | Carshalton and Wallington |
| Brock, Deidre (SNP) | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Brown, Alan (SNP) | Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
| Brown, Nicholas (Lab) | Newcastle upon Tyne East |
| Bruce, Fiona (Con) | Congleton |
| Buck, Karen (Lab) | Westminster North |
| Burden, Richard (Lab) | Birmingham Northfield |
| Burgon, Richard (Lab) | Leeds East |
| Cadbury, Ruth (Lab) | Brentford and Isleworth |
| Cameron, Lisa (SNP) | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow |
| Campbell, Gregory (DUP) | Londonderry East |
| Campbell, Ronnie (Lab) | Blyth Valley |
| Champion, Sarah (Lab) | Rotherham |
| Chapman, Douglas (SNP) | Dunfermline and West Fife |
| Chapman, Jenny (Lab) | Darlington |
| Cherry, Joanna (SNP) | Edinburgh South West |
| Clwyd, Ann (Lab) | Cynon Valley |
| Cooper, Rosie (Lab) | West Lancashire |
| Corbyn, Jeremy (Lab) | Islington North |
| Cowan, Ronnie (SNP) | Inverclyde |
| Crausby, David (Lab) | Bolton North East |
| Crawley, Angela (SNP) | Lanark and Hamilton East |
| Crouch, Tracey (Con) | Chatham & Aylesford |
| Cruddas, Jon (Lab) | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Cryer, John (Lab) | Leyton and Wanstead |
| Cunningham, Alex (Lab) | Stockton North |
| Cunningham, Jim (Lab) | Coventry South |
| Davies, Geraint (Lab) | Swansea West |
| Day, Martyn (SNP) | Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
| Debbonaire, Thangam (Lab) | Bristol West |
| Docherty-Hughes, Martin (SNP) | West Dunbartonshire |
| Dodds, Nigel (DUP) | Belfast North |
| Donaldson, Jeffrey (DUP) | Lagan Valley |
| Esterson, Bill (Lab) | Sefton Central |
| Evans, Chris (Lab) | Islwyn |
| Evans, Nigel (Con) | Ribble Valley |
| Farrelly, Paul (Lab) | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Farron, Tim (LD) | Westmoreland and Lonsdale |
| Fellows, Marion (SNP) | Motherwell and Wishaw |
| Field, Frank (Lab) | Birkenhead |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim (Lab) | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Fletcher, Colleen (Lab) | Coventry North East |
| Flynn, Paul (Lab) | Newport West |
| Foxcroft, Vicky (Lab) | Lewisham Deptford |
| Gale, Roger (Con) | North Thanet |
| Gibson, Patricia (SNP) | North Ayrshire and Arran |
| Glindon, Mary (Lab) | North Tyneside |
| Godsiff, Roger (Lab) | Birmingham Hall Green |
| Goldsmith, Zac (Con) | Richmond Park |
| Gray, Neil (SNP) | Airdrie and Shotts |
| Greenwood, Margaret (Lab) | Wirral West |
| Hamilton, Fabian (Lab) | Leeds North East |
| Hanson, David (Lab) | Delyn |
| Hayes, Helen (Lab) | Dulwich and West Norwood |
| Hayman, Sue (Lab) | Workington |
| Henderson, Gordon (Con) | Sittingbourne and Sheppey |
| Hendry, Drew (SNP) | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Hepburn, Stephen (Lab) | Jarrow |
| Hermon, Sylvia (Ind) | North Down |
| Hodge, Margaret (Lab) | Barking |
| Hoey, Kate (Lab) | Vauxhall |
| Hopkins, Kelvin (Lab) | Luton North |
| Howarth, George (Lab) | Knowsley |
| Jones, Gerald (Lab) | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney |
| Kinnock, Stephen (Lab) | Aberavon |
| Knight, Greg (Con) | Yorkshire East |
| Laing, Eleanor (Con) | Epping Forest |
| Lamb, Norman (Lib Dem) | North Norfolk |
| Lammy, David (Lab) | Tottenham |
| Lavery, Ian (Lab) | Wansbeck |
| Lefroy, Jeremy (Con) | Stafford |
| Lewell-Buck, Emma (Lab) | South Shields |
| Lewis, Clive (Lab) | Norwich South |
| Lucas, Caroline (Green) | Brighton Pavilion |
| Lucas, Ian (Lab) | Wrexham |
| Mahmood, Khalid (Lab) | Perry Barr |
| Mann, John (Lab) | Bassetlaw |
| Marsden, Gordon (Lab) | Blackpool South |
| Maskell, Rachael (Lab) | York Central |
| Matheson, Chris (Lab) | City of Chester |
| McCabe, Steve (Lab) | Birmingham Selly Oak |
| McDonald, Stewart (SNP) | Glasgow South |
| McDonnell, John (Lab) | Hayes and Harlington |
| McGovern, Alison (Lab) | Wirral South |
| McInnes, Liz (Lab) | Heywood and Middleton |
| McNally, John (SNP) | Falkirk |
| Mearns, Ian (Lab) | Gateshead |
| Mordaunt, Penny (Con) | Portsmouth North |
| Morden, Jessica (Lab) | Newport East |
| Morris, David (Con) | Morecambe and Lunesdale |
| Morris, Grahame M (Lab) | Easington |
| Osamor, Kate (Lab) | Edmonton |
| Owen, Albert (Lab) | Ynys Môn |
| Parish, Neil (Con) | Tiverton and Honiton |
| Pearce, Teresa (Lab) | Erith & Thamesmead |
| Pennycook, Matthew (Lab) | Greenwich and Woolwich |
| Pritchard, Mark (Con) | Wrekin |
| Rayner, Angela (Lab) | Ashton under Lyne |
| Rees, Christina (Lab) | Neath |
| Rimmer, Marie (Lab) | St Helens South and Whiston |
| Robertson, Laurence (Con) | Tewkesbury |
| Robinson, Gavin (DUP) | Belfast East |
| Robinson, Geoffrey (Lab) | Coventry North West |
| Saville Roberts, Liz (Plaid Cymru) | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
| Shannon, Jim (DUP) | Strangford |
| Sharma, Virendra (Lab) | Ealing Southall |
| Sheerman, Barry (Lab) | Huddersfield |
| Sheppard, Tommy (SNP) | Edinburgh East |
| Simpson, David (DUP) | Upper Bann |
| Skinner, Dennis (Lab) | Bolsover |
| Smith, Cat (Lab) | Lancaster and Fleetwood |
| Smith, Henry (Con) | Crawley |
| Smith, Jeff (Lab) | Manchester Withington |
| Smith, Nick (Lab) | Blaenau Gwent |
| Streeter, Gary (Con) | South West Devon |
| Streeting, Wes (Lab) | Ilford North |
| Stringer, Graham (Lab) | Blackley and Broughton |
| Tami, Mark (Lab) | Alyn and Deeside |
| Thomas-Symonds, Nick (Lab) | Torfaen |
| Thornberry, Emily (Lab) | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Turner, Karl (Lab) | Kingston upon Hull |
| Twigg, Stephen (Lab) | Liverpool West Derby |
| Vaz, Valerie (Lab) | Walsall South |
| Vickers, Martin (Con) | Cleethorpes |
| West, Catherine (Lab) | Hornsey and Wood Green |
| Wiliams, Hywel (Plaid Cymru) | Arfon |
| Wilson, Sammy (DUP) | East Antrim |
| Wishart, Pete (SNP) | Perth and North Perthshire |
| Zeicher, Daniel (Lab) | Cambridge |
