Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

My hon. Friend raises an important point. That is why the Bill relates specifically to animals fo...

I am conscious of how much puppy prices have increased, particularly during the pandemic. While I...

My hon. Friend raises an important point. We have an important balance to strike. Obviously, thes...

I am a member of the zoos and aquariums all-party parliamentary group, which is concerned about w...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. I understand that we are already in discussion with zoos...

My party has been the party of animal welfare for quite some time, and we welcome the fact that m...

May I remind the hon. Gentleman that the sanctuary in my constituency is called Wild Futures? He ...

I am always cautious when I compliment the hon. Lady, and hope she receives it warmly. I trust sh...

Order. I appreciate that the hon. Gentleman is answering a point from the hon. Member for South E...

I understand what you say, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I will contain my remarks to this Bill, but ...

It is a pleasure to speak on Second Reading of this Bill. I welcome what the Secretary of State h...

I broadly support the overall aims of the Bill—I am keen to see increased animal welfare across t...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion). I know how committed s...

Hear, hear.

My hon. Friend knows that zoo all too well. When I went there, I was able to see for myself how a...

I commend the hon. Gentleman for his energy and enthusiasm for this issue. Belfast city zoo is pa...

The hon. Gentleman makes a really good point that needs to be emphasised more and more strongly b...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his award and thank him for the incredible, consistent work ...

The hon. Lady is completely correct. Without working with the local people—the indigenous people ...

I think that one thing is for absolutely certain: had the tragedy not befallen David recently, he...

It is a pleasure to speak in this Second Reading debate today, and a complete pleasure to follow ...

It is a great pleasure to be able to speak in this debate tonight and a real pleasure to follow t...

As the hon. Gentleman is a vet, does he share my concern that the most popular dogs at the moment...

The hon. Lady makes a valid point. Brachycephalic dogs have become increasingly popular, and peop...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the closure of some of our small slaughterhouses that are close to...

My hon. Friend, who is also a member of the Select Committee, makes a great point, and she reads ...

Can my hon. Friend share with the House any insight into why we are seeing an issue in the pig su...

My hon. Friend makes an interesting point. We have labour shortages, and the pig sector is produc...

The hon. Member may know that Lucy’s law has still not been legislated for in Northern Ireland, a...

The hon. Member makes a good point. I urge the UK Government to work with all the devolved Govern...

From what we have heard this evening, there is no doubt that we are indeed a nation of animal lov...

A zookeeper who had to look after their animals at home could be construed as having them as pets...

I was going to thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but the tone was a little patronising,...

Back home, my provincial press this morning referred to the fact that at this time of the year an...

The hon. Member is absolutely right. This time of the year should be one of celebration, but for ...

I add my tribute to Sir David Amess. It was because of Sir David that my late cat Bosun received ...

Despite its being heralded as a ban on keeping monkeys, I actually welcome part 1 of the Bill rel...

Does my hon. Friend share my view that such incidents are very distressing for farmers? It would ...

Of course I agree with my right hon. Friend; I will come to that in a moment.

At the moment...

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I was about to talk about zoonotic diseases such as neosporosis, but I give way to my hon. Friend...

The other problem is that dog owners think that their dogs are obedient, but when dogs get excite...

Keeping dogs on leads is particularly important with sheep. It is completely the opposite when th...

Just on that point about the use of Ireland as an access country, I refer my hon. Friend to claus...

I am grateful, as always, to my hon. Friend. I think that if he looks at the bit on the Northern ...

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The buyer might also find that their dog is house trained. On that note, it is entirely appropria...

My hon. Friend’s point could be no more pertinent than at this moment in time given that, post lo...

There is no better way of ruining the market for illegal puppies than simply getting them from th...

It has caught my eye that there is no time limit on the current debate, and, given that we have b...

As a fellow patron of the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation, may I thank the Secretary of St...

My right hon. Friend, who represents the same part of the world as me, will be aware of the horre...

If my hon. Friend had not intervened on me, I was about to pay tribute to him for the work that h...

Will my right hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to the Kent Action Against Live Exports group...

With pleasure; a large number of people have campaigned for this ban and it is very good news ind...

I thank my right hon. Friend very much; I appreciate his comments. I hope that the whole House wo...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. If he chooses the appropriate time to bring in a suitably sen...

It is a pleasure to be able to speak in this debate on a Bill, because this place has spent 38 ye...

Like every other hon. and right hon. Member who has spoken, I am pleased to welcome this Bill, wh...

It is a pleasure to speak on the Second Reading of the Bill and to follow so many hon. Members wh...

The Bill puts a policy duty on the police in GB to act. In Northern Ireland, we use the local cou...

It is a team effort and certainly about public awareness.

Some of my proposed amendments ha...

All five measures in the Bill are important to our constituents. I am proud to support them tonig...

On the point about widening the scope of the measures in this Bill or another Bill, we have talke...

I will always defer to my hon. Friend’s knowledge and experience in such matters. He is absolutel...

Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity briefly to participate in this imp...

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and to follow the hon. Member for Crawley (Henry Smith)...

My hon. Friend will know that the Bill makes positive moves regarding the export of livestock and...

My hon. Friend knows that I agree with her. There is no doubt about that whatsoever, and I am ple...

I thank the Secretary of State, who is no longer in his place, and the Minister, for the hard wor...

May I start by echoing all the warm tributes to Sir David Amess? My office in 1 Parliament Street...

This Bill shows the Government’s commitment to improving the standard of welfare for all kept ani...

The Minister is quite right that the UK is leading the way on animal welfare, but she is aware of...

Indeed, we had not yet heard about the crustaceans. I will of course work with my hon. Friend, wh...

Will the Minister give way?

I am afraid not, because I have a great deal to get through.

A series of stakeholder worksh...