I do not think I can take any more interventions, because I suspect the winding-up speeches will begin soon, and I have been generous in giving way.
Raj Patel wrote in “Stuffed and Starved”:
“The amount of grains fed to US livestock would be enough to feed 840 million people on a...
I do not think I can take any more interventions, because I suspect the winding-up speeches will begin soon, and I have been generous in giving way.
Raj Patel wrote in “Stuffed and Starved”:
“The amount of grains fed to US livestock would be enough to feed 840 million people on a...
I am sorry, but no. I have very little time and a lot to say to reply to the debate.
In the comments made both by those who support the Bill and by those who oppose it, there was a common theme: we have to sort out the issue of compensation....
I am sorry, but no. I have very little time and a lot to say to reply to the debate.
In the comments made both by those who support the Bill and by those who oppose it, there was a common theme: we have to sort out the issue of compensation....
I absolutely would not support anything that might lead to the introduction of charges at MOSI, because I think that would be a very retrograde step. Where I agree with the hon. Gentleman is on the need for a longer-term vision for the museum, whether that is through charitable giving...
I absolutely would not support anything that might lead to the introduction of charges at MOSI, because I think that would be a very retrograde step. Where I agree with the hon. Gentleman is on the need for a longer-term vision for the museum, whether that is through charitable giving...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which external groups or individuals, including academics, they have received advice about intensive dairy farms; when they met such groups or individuals; and what was the content of those discussions. [HL485]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which external groups or individuals, including academics, they have received advice about intensive dairy farms; when they met such groups or individuals; and what was the content of those discussions. [HL485]
All operational livestock farms must comply with all relevant legislation, including comprehensive environmental and animal welfare legislation. In respect of the environmental impact of such facilities, the Environment Agency is a statutory consultee on all such developments. They will assess the local environmental risks of such applications and act where appropriate.
The Farm Animal Welfare Council’s (now Committee) (FAWC) scientific advice makes clear that the most important influence on the welfare of farm animals in any livestock production system is the knowledge, skills and experience of the stockmen. It is important to recognise that poor welfare may occur in both small and large scale units and in both intensive and extensive systems. The FAWC membership consists of a wide range of experts including economists, veterinary surgeons, academics, animal welfare scientists and farmers, as well as an ethicist, food scientist and geneticist. Their reports draw on not only their own expertise, but also the work and experience of other experts in the particular field as necessary.
In 2009 the FAWC Opinion on the Welfare of the Dairy Cow concluded that cows kept in very large units and/or housed all year can have a satisfactory standard of welfare and that there appear to be few disadvantages to the cow in this case. This report was produced in consultation with the British dairy industry, veterinary associations, universities and agricultural colleges, animal welfare organisations and private
veterinarians and academics. However, FAWC’s conclusion is subject to further research on a cow’s ability to express “normal behaviour” in housed systems. The department has funded a project entitled “AW1026: A study to investigate the management and welfare of continuously housed dairy cows”. with this in mind. The study will be published later this year.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which external groups or individuals, including academics and practitioners, they have received advice about intensive pig farms; when they met such groups or individuals; and what was the content of those discussions.[HL486]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which external groups or individuals, including academics and practitioners, they have received advice about intensive pig farms; when they met such groups or individuals; and what was the content of those discussions.[HL486]
All operational livestock farms must comply with all relevant legislation, including comprehensive environmental and animal welfare legislation. In respect of the environmental impact of such facilities, the Environment Agency is a statutory consultee on all such developments. They will assess the local environmental risks of such applications and act where appropriate.
The Farm Animal Welfare Council’s (now Committee) (FAWC) scientific advice makes clear that the most important influence on the welfare of farm animals in any livestock production system is the knowledge, skills and experience of the stockmen. It is important to recognise that poor welfare may occur in both small and large scale units and in both intensive and extensive systems. The FAWC membership consists of a wide range of experts including economists, veterinary surgeons, academics, animal welfare scientists and farmers, as well as an ethicist, food scientist and geneticist. Their reports draw on not only their own expertise, but also the work and experience of other experts in the particular field as necessary.
In 2009 the FAWC Opinion on the Welfare of the Dairy Cow concluded that cows kept in very large units and/or housed all year can have a satisfactory standard of welfare and that there appear to be few disadvantages to the cow in this case. This report was produced in consultation with the British dairy industry, veterinary associations, universities and agricultural colleges, animal welfare organisations and private
veterinarians and academics. However, FAWC’s conclusion is subject to further research on a cow’s ability to express “normal behaviour” in housed systems. The department has funded a project entitled “AW1026: A study to investigate the management and welfare of continuously housed dairy cows”. with this in mind. The study will be published later this year.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what potential risks they have assessed concerning the operations of intensive farming units, including intensive dairy farms.[HL481]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what potential risks they have assessed concerning the operations of intensive farming units, including intensive dairy farms.[HL481]
All operational livestock farms must comply with all relevant legislation, including comprehensive environmental and animal welfare legislation. In respect of the environmental impact of such facilities, the Environment Agency is a statutory consultee on all such developments. They will assess the local environmental risks of such applications and act where appropriate.
The Farm Animal Welfare Council’s (now Committee) (FAWC) scientific advice makes clear that the most important influence on the welfare of farm animals in any livestock production system is the knowledge, skills and experience of the stockmen. It is important to recognise that poor welfare may occur in both small and large scale units and in both intensive and extensive systems. The FAWC membership consists of a wide range of experts including economists, veterinary surgeons, academics, animal welfare scientists and farmers, as well as an ethicist, food scientist and geneticist. Their reports draw on not only their own expertise, but also the work and experience of other experts in the particular field as necessary.
In 2009 the FAWC Opinion on the Welfare of the Dairy Cow concluded that cows kept in very large units and/or housed all year can have a satisfactory standard of welfare and that there appear to be few disadvantages to the cow in this case. This report was produced in consultation with the British dairy industry, veterinary associations, universities and agricultural colleges, animal welfare organisations and private
veterinarians and academics. However, FAWC’s conclusion is subject to further research on a cow’s ability to express “normal behaviour” in housed systems. The department has funded a project entitled “AW1026: A study to investigate the management and welfare of continuously housed dairy cows”. with this in mind. The study will be published later this year.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received advice concerning animal welfare issues associated with intensive dairy farming that do not occur in traditional pasture-based dairy farming; and, if so, what was that advice.[HL487]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have received advice concerning animal welfare issues associated with intensive dairy farming that do not occur in traditional pasture-based dairy farming; and, if so, what was that advice.[HL487]
All operational livestock farms must comply with all relevant legislation, including comprehensive environmental and animal welfare legislation. In respect of the environmental impact of such facilities, the Environment Agency is a statutory consultee on all such developments. They will assess the local environmental risks of such applications and act where appropriate.
The Farm Animal Welfare Council’s (now Committee) (FAWC) scientific advice makes clear that the most important influence on the welfare of farm animals in any livestock production system is the knowledge, skills and experience of the stockmen. It is important to recognise that poor welfare may occur in both small and large scale units and in both intensive and extensive systems. The FAWC membership consists of a wide range of experts including economists, veterinary surgeons, academics, animal welfare scientists and farmers, as well as an ethicist, food scientist and geneticist. Their reports draw on not only their own expertise, but also the work and experience of other experts in the particular field as necessary.
In 2009 the FAWC Opinion on the Welfare of the Dairy Cow concluded that cows kept in very large units and/or housed all year can have a satisfactory standard of welfare and that there appear to be few disadvantages to the cow in this case. This report was produced in consultation with the British dairy industry, veterinary associations, universities and agricultural colleges, animal welfare organisations and private
veterinarians and academics. However, FAWC’s conclusion is subject to further research on a cow’s ability to express “normal behaviour” in housed systems. The department has funded a project entitled “AW1026: A study to investigate the management and welfare of continuously housed dairy cows”. with this in mind. The study will be published later this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons his Department has not published a list of dangerous cattle breeds.
[157672]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons his Department has not published a list of dangerous cattle breeds.
[157672]
There is a list of seven breeds of dairy bull that are prohibited from land crossed by public rights of way in section 59 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Bulls of all other breeds, if aged over 10 months, are also banned from such fields unless accompanied by
cows or heifers. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs may by order add or remove any breed from the list.
There are no prohibitions on other specific breeds of cattle, as records kept by the Health and Safety Executive indicate that there is no evidence that certain cattle breeds are more dangerous to the public than others.
Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 requires farmers to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, they do not put members of the public at risk by their work activities. This section applies to keeping any cattle that could be a known risk where there is public access.
In the media, international students at our universities are generally seen though one of two lenses: the positive one is that they are a cash-cow, premium product that historically has cross-subsidised domestic students in our universities; the negative one is that, because of this, they might end up getting too...
In the media, international students at our universities are generally seen though one of two lenses: the positive one is that they are a cash-cow, premium product that historically has cross-subsidised domestic students in our universities; the negative one is that, because of this, they might end up getting too...
I am very pleased that my Shropshire neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, is present. He will know that in 1997, 47 cows were slaughtered in Shropshire as a result of bovine tuberculosis, and that last year the figure was more than 2,000. That increase happened in...
I am very pleased that my Shropshire neighbour, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, is present. He will know that in 1997, 47 cows were slaughtered in Shropshire as a result of bovine tuberculosis, and that last year the figure was more than 2,000. That increase happened in...
I wanted to speak in this debate because of the importance of balancing the well-being of our herd with public health concerns and the need to protect wildlife and our farming community. I will vote in favour of the amendment and, by extension, the trial cull, but I will do...
I wanted to speak in this debate because of the importance of balancing the well-being of our herd with public health concerns and the need to protect wildlife and our farming community. I will vote in favour of the amendment and, by extension, the trial cull, but I will do...
I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George), who made a balanced speech. I will vote for the motion, as I think that the balance of science is clear, but I appreciated the way in which he approached the issue.
As the MP who last year...
I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George), who made a balanced speech. I will vote for the motion, as I think that the balance of science is clear, but I appreciated the way in which he approached the issue.
As the MP who last year...
An effective Opposition would debate early-day motion 189.
I must draw to the attention of the House the fact that I keep pedigree Hereford cows. I test them annually and I have 13 of them. Without getting misty-eyed, they all have names and I am as fond of them as any...
An effective Opposition would debate early-day motion 189.
I must draw to the attention of the House the fact that I keep pedigree Hereford cows. I test them annually and I have 13 of them. Without getting misty-eyed, they all have names and I am as fond of them as any...
Does the hon. Lady agree with me that the true cost to the taxpayer has nothing to do with these small costs that she mentions, but relates to the fact that 189,500 cows have been killed unnecessarily which costs the taxpayer up to £1 billion a year in compensation to...
Does the hon. Lady agree with me that the true cost to the taxpayer has nothing to do with these small costs that she mentions, but relates to the fact that 189,500 cows have been killed unnecessarily which costs the taxpayer up to £1 billion a year in compensation to...
I am in touch with farmers all the time, and I have had a meeting with the National Farmers Union. I have met farmers in Derbyshire and, indeed, all over the country.
The wildlife trusts, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the National Trust are all vaccinating badgers...
I am in touch with farmers all the time, and I have had a meeting with the National Farmers Union. I have met farmers in Derbyshire and, indeed, all over the country.
The wildlife trusts, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the National Trust are all vaccinating badgers...
My Lords, in the Second Reading debate on the Health and Social Care Bill, now an Act, I made the point that while we were talking about structures until the cows came home, the things that really mattered were the education and training of the staff within the NHS and...
My Lords, in the Second Reading debate on the Health and Social Care Bill, now an Act, I made the point that while we were talking about structures until the cows came home, the things that really mattered were the education and training of the staff within the NHS and...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many intensive dairy farms exist in the United Kingdom; and how many house more than (1) 500, and (2) 1000, dairy cows.[HL483]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many intensive dairy farms exist in the United Kingdom; and how many house more than (1) 500, and (2) 1000, dairy cows.[HL483]
We do not collect data based on the intensiveness of farm businesses and to do so would be at disproportionate cost. However, at June 2010 there were an estimated 23,541 commercial holdings with dairy cows in the UK. Of these, 107 holdings had between 501 and 1,000 dairy cows and a further 10 holdings had more than 1,000 dairy cows.
These figures are from the 2010 Farm Structure Survey.
My Lords, with the leave of the House I will now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister in another place. The Statement is as follows.
“With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a Statement on the recent European Council and also update the...
My Lords, with the leave of the House I will now repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister in another place. The Statement is as follows.
“With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a Statement on the recent European Council and also update the...
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the recent European Council, and update the House on the dreadful events in Woolwich.
The European Council was called specifically to discuss energy policy and tax evasion. We also discussed the situation in Syria, prior to the lifting of...
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the recent European Council, and update the House on the dreadful events in Woolwich.
The European Council was called specifically to discuss energy policy and tax evasion. We also discussed the situation in Syria, prior to the lifting of...
The Prime Minister is right to say that we should not be cowed by terror and to reject knee-jerk reactions. Will he therefore join me in criticising those who seek to make use of the brutal murder of Drummer Rigby as a reason to advocate the full powers of a...
The Prime Minister is right to say that we should not be cowed by terror and to reject knee-jerk reactions. Will he therefore join me in criticising those who seek to make use of the brutal murder of Drummer Rigby as a reason to advocate the full powers of a...
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