Dog Meat (South Korea)

It is absolutely right to highlight that long-held view about the properties of dog meat. That po...

Everyone recognises that the trade is a cruel one, but surely the main problem—and the reason for...

I entirely accept the hon. Gentleman’s point about the scale of what happens in South Korea; I wa...

The Blue Cross is based in my constituency, and it stands up for our four-legged friends. I thoro...

I completely agree with my hon. Friend. In relation to general animal welfare, this country can b...

The hon. Gentleman will know about the UK horse meat trade scandal some time ago. The world is ge...

The hon. Gentleman is right on that point. There are two specific concerns: there are gaps in the...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on getting the debate. In an article last week—I think it was i...

I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman, which is exactly why I am raising that in the debate....

I congratulate my hon. Friend on his speech. He is making an extremely powerful case and is stand...

My hon. Friend raises an important point that goes back to what I was saying earlier. I do not th...

I ask the hon. Gentleman to include China in that list, because it was highlighted in the Daily M...

Forgive me; I was not seeking to make a particular political point about China or, indeed, Thaila...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is incredibly important during the forthcoming period of ne...

I completely agree with the hon. Lady. As she says, the United Kingdom is a leader in animal welf...

I have received a large number of emails from constituents on this. People in Northern Ireland fe...

The hon. Lady makes an important point. First, she is absolutely right about the scale of the int...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Nuttall. I thank the hon. Member for Hertsm...

In terms of the two figures I referred to, one is the overall figure for the whole country, but m...

I thank my hon. Friend for that clarification.

The fact that the petition so easily reached...

It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Nuttall. I would like to thank the members o...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Oliver Do...

indicated assent.

I see the Minister nodding. What I have described will probably become apparent in his response a...

As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Nuttall. I congratulate the hon. Me...

Given that we are within the first hour of the debate it is appropriate to thank you, Mr Nuttall,...

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that contribution. The hon. Member for Bristol East (Ke...

On that particular point, it is particularly disappointing that, as I understand it, the local co...

I am grateful for that additional information, although I am sure that if I proceed with the issu...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Hertsmere (Oliver Dowden) on leading this debate so effectivel...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that for those approaches to be successful, they have to be handled...

I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. Clearly, if we are to have an impact and an influence...

Does my hon. Friend agree that despite the apparent desperation of the UK Government regarding th...

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. There is nothing to say that Brexit and our attempt to in...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Nuttall. A number of excellent contribution...

I am grateful for this late and welcome opportunity to support my hon. Friend’s points and to joi...

We are all aware of the high-profile debate about grammar schools in the Chamber now, which is pe...

A number of hon. Members referred to the atrocious trade of greyhounds being exported and cruelly...

My hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East has a track record of raising that issue on a number o...

It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship in this incredibly important debate, ...

Order. I am sure that the Minister is keen to show us his dog, but he is out of order.

I apologise, Mr Nuttall. [Interruption.] There is a different view, perhaps, in the Public Galler...

Huge apologies for being late. I would have put in to speak in this debate, but I could not get h...

My hon. Friend makes some excellent points, which I will cover. She is right that we need to high...

I apologise for not having been here earlier. The Minister mentioned the debate a year ago; I was...

I will come to what we are doing, and what I personally have done, in terms of dialogue with repr...

In my speech, I mentioned that in the five months from May to September, 51 National Assembly mem...

We talk to a range of organisations, but I am happy to discuss the issue with the hon. Gentleman ...

Given the great success of the Westminster dog of the year competition last week, of which the Mi...

The hon. Lady raises an intriguing point. I am sure that many people will be listening with great...

Thank you, Mr Wilson, for assuming the Chair after my hon. Friend the Member for Bury North (Mr N...