I am coming to that exact point.
If the House were to approve the motion, the Government would have to respect that, but as a Minister I am duty bound to lay before it the possible consequences—I stress the word ““possible””—of that decision not only for the Government, but for the House, taxpayers and possibly the animals that we are concerned about.
Wild Animals (Circuses)
Proceeding contribution from
James Paice
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 23 June 2011.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Wild Animals (Circuses).
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