Animal Welfare

I certainly will.

I agree with my hon. Friend on that and on his excellent motion, but part of the problem is persu...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his intervention, and he is absolutely right. I just feel that i...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. He mentioned the Committee being unani...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point: I believe that there is huge public support for stronger s...

I commend my hon. Friend on securing this debate, and I wholeheartedly support him, while of cour...

My hon. Friend makes a good point. Our sentences are lower than those in Scotland and Northern Ir...

To reinforce the hon. Gentleman’s point, 1.2 million people have contacted the Royal Society for ...

I thank the hon. Gentleman and agree entirely. Many aspects of animal cruelty are reported, but o...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. Does he agree that it is much more imp...

The hon. Lady raises a good point. The use of air guns against cats and dogs can have terrible co...

I declare my interest as someone who not only cares about the welfare of animals, but has prosecu...

My hon. Friend makes a good point: a national register would be good. I would like to see this go...

I applaud my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He touches on a pertinent point: there are star...

I thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for that intervention; she is an excellent Sele...

I wonder whether the hon. Gentleman has also had a conversation with the Government Whips, becaus...

I certainly talk to Whips, but whether they listen is another matter, of course—although I am sur...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does he agree that we also need to make su...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. It is absolutely right to consider what our schools ...

Order. Before I call the next speaker, I should like to inform Members that if they speak for no ...

I am pleased to be able to contribute to the debate and I hope to be able to abide by your eight-...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the better licensing of breeders would promote a more responsible ...

My hon. Friend’s good point reinforces the contribution from the Chair of the Select Committee. I...

rose—

I am happy to give way to my other hon. Friend from the Select Committee.

I thank my hon. Friend from across the divide for giving way. When the Committee took evidence, w...

With my classic cockney accent, I hope that I will be forgiven if I do not join the hon. Gentlema...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) on securing the debate. I w...

My right hon. Friend makes the point emphatically that the penalty does not fit the crime. As the...

What a relief it is that we are discussing something other than our leaving the European Union. I...

According to my information, about one third of people do not see the mother when picking up a pu...

My hon. Friend is right. The situation is lamentable, but I say to my hon. Friend the Member for ...

I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak in this debate, and I congratulate the hon. Membe...

I wish to thank the Backbench Business Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honi...

Recently, I raised with the Minister the idea of having a “Buy British Food” button when people b...

Both are good ideas, and I hope the Minister will respond to them when he sums up.

A furthe...

I thank the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) for his extensive speech, as well ...

Come on Rossi!

Thank you.

I thank the organisations that got in touch with me regarding this debate, inclu...

I, too, thank the various members of the public and numerous organisations that provided evidence...

Does my hon. Friend also recognise that it is very important that there is as much publicity as p...

My hon. Friend makes an interesting point. I need to listen to “The Archers” a bit more often. Fr...

I made reference to the wording of a recommendation, which I have reflected on significantly. It ...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. The Wooler report, which has been much talked about and wh...

I begin by expressing my thanks to the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) for ini...

My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Like her, I, too, have an extremely large mailbag, wi...

Absolutely. In fact, we had a debate in Westminster Hall on that very issue. Like general animal ...

May I join my fellow colleagues on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and other ho...

The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that part of the issue with deman...

I could not agree more. Because of that, I was surprised that organisations such as the RSPCA, th...

I congratulate the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) on setting the scene so wel...

I call the patron saint of hedgehogs.

2.28 pm

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.

I very much commend my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton an...

I, too, commend the Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, of which I am ...

Isn’t that cheating?

It is not cheating; I try to do a useful education job. We have talked so much about education—[I...

We will, I hope, have a nice long, hot summer. Does my hon. Friend agree that we will face the pr...

My hon. Friend makes a pertinent point. Many colleagues will often see dogs locked in homes for h...

I want to make a brief contribution to the debate on the need to increase courts’ flexibility to ...

The inquiry we are debating was conducted by a Sub-Committee of the Environment, Food and Rural A...

Order. I ask those on the Front Bench to try to stick to nine minutes, otherwise Members in the s...

I thank the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) for bringing this debate to the Ch...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) on securing this ...

In chairing the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, I am fortunate to have great membe...