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Commons Chamber
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill - Fri 17 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Thérèse Coffey (Con - Suffolk Coastal) It has its origins in the topics to be considered on the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, but for - Speech Link
2: Thérèse Coffey (Con - Suffolk Coastal) I think that is good news for aspects of animal welfare, and it will, I hope, be a significant deterrent - Speech Link
3: Rebecca Pow (Con - Taunton Deane) Not only is it terrifying in terms of animal welfare, but it has a big economic cost: an estimated £2.4 - Speech Link
4: Rebecca Pow (Con - Taunton Deane) Indeed, we have the highest welfare score of the G7, according to the World Animal Protection index. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks) Bill - Fri 17 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Anna Firth (Con - Southend West) This Bill, as the Minister knows, would amend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to require a person in charge - Speech Link
2: Anna Firth (Con - Southend West) It will close the loophole and deal with this issue as a matter of animal welfare, placing responsibility - Speech Link
3: Rebecca Pow (Con - Taunton Deane) She has a commendable record in respect of animal welfare issues and supporting the Government on those - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Criminal Justice Bill
Report stage (day 1) - Wed 15 May 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Carolyn Harris (Lab - Swansea East) them an account manager to help them to spend more money, showing a total disregard for the women’s welfare - Speech Link
2: None sections 66 to 70 (exposure etc, offences relating to intimate images etc, voyeurism, intercourse with an animal - Speech Link


Written Statements
Second UK Farm to Fork Summit - Tue 14 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Steve Barclay (Con - North East Cambridgeshire) and create an infrastructure grant for laying hens, with over £20 million of funding, as part of the animal - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
3rd reading - Tue 14 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Empey (UUP - Life peer) We have not only a trade border up the Irish Sea but an immigration border and now an animal export border - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD - Life peer) patience during the passage of this vital Bill, which had total cross-party support from the most ardent animal - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Public Procurement - Mon 13 May 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Sarah Champion (Lab - Rotherham) We are a world leader in animal welfare standards, and an increased focus on buying British food would - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Agriculture - Mon 13 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) £116 million for slurry infrastructure grants and £91 million for grants to improve the health and welfare - Speech Link
2: Steve Reed (LAB - Croydon North) They have sold farmers’ interests down the river with dodgy trade deals, opening the door to low-welfare - Speech Link
3: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) The availability and affordability of straw and other forms of animal feed later in the year and next - Speech Link
4: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) not only invest in that infrastructure, but do it in a way that is sensitive to our environmental and animal - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 10 May 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Featherstone (LD - Life peer) Conservation programmes, animal care and breeding programmes all contribute to a vital and living entity—one - Speech Link
2: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD - Life peer) We can all watch wildlife programmes on the television, which broaden our knowledge of the animal, bird - Speech Link
3: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) welfare have shown that many of these structures are, sadly, no longer suitable for their intended purposes - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Pet Abduction Bill
2nd reading - Fri 10 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Black of Brentwood (Con - Life peer) My Lords, noble Lords will know of my long-standing commitment to animal welfare. - Speech Link
2: Lord Douglas-Miller (Con - Life peer) This is the same as the maximum term for animal welfare offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and - Speech Link
3: Lord Black of Brentwood (Con - Life peer) welfare offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 09 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Duncan Baker (Con - North Norfolk) I am aware that, as the Minister says, the Animal Welfare Act provides some framework in relation to - Speech Link
2: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) in the Animal Welfare Act, and we will take steps to address widespread welfare issues where they arise - Speech Link
3: Henry Smith (Con - Crawley) What steps his Department is taking to help improve animal welfare. - Speech Link
4: Rebecca Pow (Con - Taunton Deane) This Government remain absolutely committed to implementing our action plan for animal welfare. - Speech Link