Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill

Yes, I wholly agree with the right hon. Gentleman and I shall go on to address that in my speech....

I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing forward this extremely important Bill. Clearly, prosecu...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. We have in excess of 1 million reports to the Royal ...

Like others, I congratulate the hon. Member on bringing forward this very important Bill. He touc...

I wholly agree with the right hon. Gentleman that those who break the law and who carry out crime...

On behalf of many of my constituents who have written to me about the Bill, I thank my hon. Frien...

I wholly agree. Part of the reason that I want to progress the Bill is to deal with that issue. A...

I thank my hon. Friend, as all hon. Members have, and congratulate him on bringing forward the Bi...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I wholly agree, because the example that I just shar...

It is implicit in what my hon. Friend said in reference to that case that he believes that, inste...

I thank my hon. Friend for his kind intervention; I do not agree entirely. The evidence from magi...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I am not going to give way at the moment, because I need to make a little progress, but I will co...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that we will need to publicise and raise awareness of the maximum s...

I wholly agree with the hon. Gentleman on that. Part of the reason this Bill needs to be put forw...

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If the right hon. Gentleman does not mind, and as I have given way once to him already, I would l...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

No, not at the moment.

That pledge became possible because the Conservative party is delive...

It is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate the hon. Me...

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I think I know what the hon. Member is going to say, but yes, I will give way.

I join the hon. Lady in paying tribute to my predecessor Anna Turley for bringing forward a previ...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that. I was going to say that I thought it was a little churlish o...

The hon. Lady makes a very valid point. I would just like to say that I did not mention Anna Turl...

Well, the hon. Gentleman did thank the hon. Member for Redcar, and he did not mention Anna, but l...

My hon. Friend rightly mentions microchipping. It appears that there has been very limited enforc...

I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. He is absolutely right, and of course there i...

I particularly want to speak on live animal exports, because a few years ago I was a councillor i...

I think that the hon. Lady is talking about a ban on live exports, but I am talking about the sta...

Does the hon. Lady agree that regardless of all the things have happened before, here and now we ...

I think that it is wrong to blame the NFU, because I doubt the Government’s will on this. I know ...

I thank the hon. Lady for giving way again. The point that I am making is that those of us who do...

When we return after the half-term recess, the Agriculture Bill will come back from the Lords, so...

The hon. Lady is making a great contribution to the debate. I am sure she agrees that the Bill is...

Perhaps my colleagues are all worn out from trying to get hungry children free school meals earli...

It is a great pleasure to speak in the debate and to back the Bill from my hon. Friend the Member...

I thank my hon. Friend and neighbour very much indeed. I wholly agree with everything he says. Th...

One thing I have learned about this issue over many years is that the religious side has to be de...

On the importance of seeing the mother of the puppy, does he agree that there are still very bad ...

The right hon. Gentleman is right. Unfortunately these gangs—because that is what they are—of cri...

The hon. Gentleman is being very kind. One issue that I have been worried about for a long time, ...

The right hon. Gentleman is right. Dogs become fashionable—perhaps a particular film is on televi...

Does my hon. Friend agree it is shameful that the two individuals involved in Baby’s case did not...

My hon. Friend is right, and we are here today to try to put that right. This cannot go on. Those...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish). I co...

I would just like to say for the record that I did not ask the Government to put those matters in...

I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for putting that fair and square on the record. So he exerci...

Does the hon. Gentleman not agree that it is about not so much putting people in prison, but tryi...

Absolutely. I agree that the deterrent effect of legislation is a very important aspect of it. Ho...

Like my hon. Friend, I support a strong legislative framework and good laws, having attended the ...

Obviously, I accept that raising the maximum penalty from six months to five years is quite a dra...

I thank my hon. Friend for indulging me a second time. To use the technical legal term, I believe...

Well, that is another one on the agenda for the next Session of Parliament, Madam Deputy Speaker....

My very good and hon. Friend is making good points. Do the sentencing guidelines actually say, “I...

I am not expecting them at all. I am criticising the fact that they are no longer just regarded a...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope), bu...

The hon. Gentleman makes an important point about racehorses. I am one of the few in the House wh...

I agree that there is an onus on any owner, breeder or racing stable that rears these animals to ...

If Patti Boulaye were a Member of Parliament, she would probably try to burst into song with the ...

I give heartfelt thanks to my hon. Friend. It is a pleasure to be in this place with him and to s...

I agree with everything my hon. Friend has said. This is not an opportunity to have a go at the F...

It is difficult to respond to such comments. I want to let my hon. Friend know that I have my Wel...

I may well take up the offer.

We are talking about the terrible crimes that are committed, ...

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I am just down the corridor from him in 1 Parliament Stree...

My hon. Friend has just well and truly put his foot in it, because of course no animal, in any ci...

Does my hon. Friend believe that animals should be allowed on the parliamentary estate?

My hon. Friend the Member for Hendon (Dr Offord) has been involved in a bit of a battle over the ...

I thank my very good friend who represents Southend—the city—for allowing me to intervene. I am a...

I absolutely agree. My hon. Friend the Member for Warrington South (Andy Carter) said in an earli...

Forgive me, Madam Deputy Speaker; I did not mean to give my hon. Friend another opportunity to lo...

Well, I am not sorry. In fact, one of my hon. Friends just suggested that I should have a logo on...

May I lightly say to my hon. Friend that the new Members of this place from 2019 are full of ener...

That is wonderful. Now that we have had a clear decision after the general election on 12 Decembe...

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Is my hon. Friend seeking to intervene, or is he just uncomfortable?

In the presence of my hon. Friend, I am never uncomfortable. Having formerly worked in his consti...

I do, and I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend in his endeavours.

Research shows that tou...

It is a truly an honour to speak in this debate, and the Bill is supported by Members across the ...

I support the Bill, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder) on...

There are no bad dogs; there are bad owners, and dogs take after their owners when they do someth...

I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. It is a testament to the work that animal charities s...

It is an absolute pleasure to speak in this debate and to support my hon. Friend the Member for W...

I join my colleagues in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder) on...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I better had. I think I am in trouble.

I thank my hon. Friend very much for giving way. I will pass on her good regards to Cats Protecti...

I thank my hon. Friend.

The hon. Lady has made some strong points. There of course is a cats competition ongoing at the