Leaving the EU: Animal Welfare Standards in Farming
Thursday, 19 January 2017
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I beg to move,
That this House has considered animal welfare standards in farming after the...
I congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing the debate. She is right to highlight that in the...
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My hon. Friend raises an entirely valid point. It takes me back to my days when I was a Member of...
I warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this debate. With regards to the animal we...
That is well worth considering. A number of constituents have contacted me about it. One has to b...
I apologise for the late arrival—several of us were caught up thinking there would be a second vo...
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is no point having rules unless they are properly enfor...
My right hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. To add to that point, it is estimated that 70% ...
That is a concern. One of my worries is that so many consumers buy products that are not domestic...
There is quite a lot of misunderstanding about floor space and broiler chickens. The average life...
My hon. Friend makes a useful point. It is important that we bear those considerations in mind, b...
I appreciate the point that the right hon. Lady is trying to make, but does she agree that the va...
I certainly agree that, happily, many farmers have far higher standards than the intensive means ...
I come from a wet area of west Wales. Our dairy cows are largely indoors for half the year anyway...
I think everyone would accept that keeping cattle indoors for part of the year is not problematic...
I have been listening carefully, and it is fantastic that the right hon. Lady is looking for such...
Absolutely. There should be a long process before changes are made. However, I hope the hon. Gent...
Order. This is an hour-long debate that will finish at 5.49 pm. The guideline limits for Front-Be...
It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank the right
I must declare my interest in farming in my constituency. Last week, I argued that Brexit present...
I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Mrs Villiers) on securing the...
I pay tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Mrs Villiers) for securing ...
There are many aspects of Brexit that we have not fully explored, and farming and the common agri...
We now come to the Front-Bench speeches. I have asked the Clerk to help our speakers by putting u...
I congratulate the right hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Mrs Villiers) on securing this debate a...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the right hon. Me...
I am most grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. I have similar concerns about what happens if...
Upholding our standards must be paramount and we must stick firm. I hope that the Government do n...
If the Minister concludes his remarks no later than 5.46 pm, that will allow the Member in charge...
Thank you, Mr Hollobone. I apologise for being late. I was given some unreliable intelligence fro...
Rothamsted in my constituency has been looking into bee decline. We often do not have a voice on ...
My hon. Friend is right. I do not want to divert from this debate, but in all the international w...
I thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have taken part in the debate, and the Minister for