Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]
My Lords, it is a privilege to open this debate. Today, in this House, we are opening a new chapt...
My Lords, I declare my interest as a chair of the Royal Veterinary College and as a person owned ...
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My Lords, I declare my interests with the RSPCA as set out in the register. Given that, naturally...
My Lords, I declare my interests in conservation and wildlife organisations, as set out in the re...
I am very grateful to the Minister for his introduction and description in broad terms of how the...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for introducing this much-awaited Bill, the first ...
My Lords, we have waited some time for this Bill. I have here my speech on the EU withdrawal Bill...
My Lords, I declare my interest as set out in the register and my position in the Countryside All...
My Lords, I declare my interests as president of the Horse Trust, president of the Countryside Al...
My Lords, I agree with almost everything that the noble Baroness has just said, and it is a pleas...
My Lords, it is a privilege to follow my noble friend Lord Forsyth, even if it is, I am afraid, g...
My Lords, this Bill is unsatisfactory on at least four grounds: it is unnecessary; it duplicates ...
My Lords, I welcome the debate on the Bill, which I hope will bring about further improvements in...
My Lords, I welcome the Bill and hope that it gets its Second Reading this afternoon. I welcome, ...
My Lords, I declare my interest as a neighbour and, I flatter myself, a friend of the Minister. I...
My Lords, I declare an interest with several not-for-profit organisations working on animal welfa...
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Hannan of Kingsclere, asks what the purpose of the Bill is. We all...
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Mancroft, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Lord, Lord Sheikh.
My Lords, I welcome this Bill as I have always believed that animals are sentient beings and that...
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes, who is next on the speakers’ list, has with...
My Lords, this is a significant Bill, which, in general, I support. It can have good consequences...
My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Trees, who obviously has a brilliant aca...
My Lords, the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill would enshrine the recognition of the sentience of ...
The noble Earl, Lord Shrewsbury, has withdrawn from the debate, so I call the next speaker, the n...
My Lords, I am pleased and proud to take part in this debate. I warmly welcome the Animal Welfare...
My Lords, I am content with the Bill, the gist of its purpose and the role that the proposed comm...
I am delighted to follow my noble friend and contribute to this debate. I declare my interests, a...
My Lords, animal sentience is a fact, not a principle, let alone a policy. We have recognised thi...
My Lords, I first declare an interest in farming in that my family farms, but I am handing everyt...
My Lords, I have heard a large number of quite excellent speeches—some funny, some learned—and I ...
My Lords, I propose to speak in favour of electric dog-training collars and against non-stun hala...
My Lords, I regret that my noble friend the Minister has been landed with this as his first Bill ...
My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, and to take part in this wid...
My Lords, this is an important Bill, and I thank all those who have spoken in the debate today. W...
I am very grateful to your Lordships for insightful and constructive contributions to today’s deb...