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Commons Chamber
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
Consideration of Lords amendmentsPing Pong - Mon 07 Dec 2020
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: William Cash (CON - Stone) In the UK context, this is an internal law of fundamental importance, as expressed in article 46 of the - Speech Link
2: Liam Fox (CON - North Somerset) break-up of the UK internal market in terms of the Scottish economy. - Speech Link
3: Gary Sambrook (CON - Birmingham, Northfield) Back in 2002 we outlawed the production of fur across the United Kingdom, but because of single market - Speech Link
4: Stephen Farry (Alliance - North Down) Again, the UK is shooting itself in the foot in terms of crucial negotiations.I want to stress that the - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Animal Welfare and Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - Mon 30 Nov 2020
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Walney (CB - Life peer) seek increased support to deal with the grey squirrel, which, in our area and other areas of the UK, - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GRN - Life peer) bring in to make sure that the risk of transmission of both animal and human disease through pelts is - Speech Link
3: Lord Greaves (LDEM - Life peer) In terms of animal welfare, can the Minister confirm that those parts of the Agriculture Act that refer - Speech Link
4: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (LAB - Life peer) The noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, covered the area of animal welfare in great detail, so I shall not - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Comprehensive Economic Partnership (EUC Report) - Thu 26 Nov 2020
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Mentions:
1: Lord Goldsmith (LAB - Life peer) The North East England Chamber of Commerce highlighted that the accumulation of Japanese content in UK - Speech Link
2: Lord Lansley (CON - Life peer) In addition to being a member of that committee, I am the UK chair of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GRN - Life peer) In 2017, the UK used 281 tonnes of antibiotics in animal agriculture and Japan 809 tonnes. - Speech Link
4: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) baseline in which the EPA is not in force, we estimate that the beneficial impact of the EPA on UK GDP - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Agriculture Bill
Committee stage:Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard) - Thu 09 Jul 2020
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Baroness Boycott (CB - Life peer) The UK has come a long way in protecting and preserving standards of animal welfare, but there is one - Speech Link
2: Lord Greaves (LDEM - Life peer) produce of the right kind for sale in Lancashire to people in Lancashire. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (LAB - Life peer) the Bill, or in any part of the UK. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LDEM - Life peer) 30,000 herds and flocks of native breeds in the UK. - Speech Link
5: Lord Inglewood (Non-affiliated - Excepted Hereditary) Issues of animal welfare depend on the animal, not on the system of agriculture in which it is reared - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Sentience and Welfare of Animals - Mon 16 Mar 2020
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Kerry McCarthy (LAB - Bristol East) sentience, as enshrined in article 13 of the Lisbon treaty, into UK law. - Speech Link
2: John Howell (CON - Henley) However, we also need to consider the issue in the context of UK animal welfare standards, of which I - Speech Link
3: David Amess (CON - Southend West) Animal welfare is undoubtedly of increasing concern among the general public.We are in the middle of - Speech Link
4: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) Despite assurances from the UK Government, the issue of animal sentience is not being dealt with in the - Speech Link


General Committees
draft Cat and Dog Fur (Control of Import, Export and Placing on the Market) (amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Tue 26 Mar 2019
Department for International Trade

Mentions:
1: George Hollingbery (CON - Meon Valley) the ban on trade in cat and dog fur following withdrawal from the European Union. - Speech Link
2: George Hollingbery (CON - Meon Valley) To ensure that the ban on the trade in cat and dog fur is maintained, I commend the regulations to the - Speech Link
3: Bill Esterson (LAB - Sefton Central) of these regulations in removing the trade in cat and dog fur and the implications for trade in the - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Wildlife Crime - Wed 20 Mar 2019
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Christian Matheson (LAB - City of Chester) In 2018 the RSPB satellite-tagged more than 30 hen harriers in the UK, but in just six months half of - Speech Link
2: Christian Matheson (LAB - City of Chester) However, the Act does not cover the use of dogs in the process of flushing out a wild animal, nor does - Speech Link
3: Christian Matheson (LAB - City of Chester) to record wildlife crimes in the UK and identify the size and scale of the activity. - Speech Link
4: Simon Hart (CON - Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) recognised over many years, shooting plays a really important part in the upland management of the UK - Speech Link
5: Chris Evans (LAB - Islwyn) Collecting bird eggs has been illegal in the UK since the Protection of Birds Act 1954 was passed, making - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Agriculture Bill (Fourteenth sitting)
Committee Debate: 14th sitting: House of Commons - Tue 20 Nov 2018
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: None Seven of the eight new clauses are in the name of the official Opposition, and one is in the name of - Speech Link
2: David Drew (LAB - Stroud) in aid of the advantage of leaving the EU—that is, that we could bring about some of these animal welfare - Speech Link
3: George Eustice (CON - Camborne and Redruth) the EU, to ban the import of foie gras, in much the same way as India does, but I do not believe the - Speech Link
4: None In the case of laying hens, all four of the hatcheries in the UK use anaesthetic gases to deal with unwanted - Speech Link
5: George Eustice (CON - Camborne and Redruth) of the emerging policies that we have in different parts of the UK, but also to have regard for the - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Ivory Bill
2nd reading (Hansard): House of Lords - Tue 17 Jul 2018
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Carrington of Fulham (CON - Life peer) , what effect will the ban have in the UK on the sale of antique ivory, and on having new ivory and passing - Speech Link
2: Lord Cormack (CON - Life peer) the rainforests we should ban the sale of mahogany furniture made in the 18th century. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LDEM - Life peer) We have heard a number of arguments for and against a total ban on the sale of ivory in the UK. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (LAB - Life peer) UK has the right level of funding and enforcement powers in place to enforce the ban. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Foie Gras Imports - Wed 13 Jun 2018
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Henry Smith (CON - Crawley) 2000, the fact that imports of it to the UK are allowed means that the suffering and mistreatment of - Speech Link
2: Henry Smith (CON - Crawley) welcome the Government undertaking significant reforms in the field of animal welfare. - Speech Link
3: George Eustice (CON - Camborne and Redruth) injury.”If any production were to occur in the UK, the Animal and Plant Health Agency would be asked - Speech Link