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Lords Chamber
Animal Torture: Online Videos - Tue 27 Jun 2023
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Viscount Camrose (CON - Excepted Hereditary) The Animal Welfare Act 2006 is commonly used to tackle domestic animal cruelty and it is an offence under - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (LAB - Life peer) welfare legislation? - Speech Link
3: Viscount Camrose (CON - Excepted Hereditary) Welfare Act or the Communications Act, both of which make those criminal offences without the need for - Speech Link
4: Baroness Browning (CON - Life peer) I say this as someone who had ministerial responsibility many years ago for the welfare of farm animals - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) - Wed 21 Jun 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Jim McMahon (LAB - Oldham West and Royton) Friend the Member for Exeter (Mr Bradshaw) introduced the landmark Animal Welfare Act 2006, which finally - Speech Link
2: Neil Hudson (CON - Penrith and The Border) Gentleman agree that the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, by creating the Animal Sentience Committee - Speech Link
3: Duncan Baker (CON - North Norfolk) We heard the Minister make that point about the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act. - Speech Link
4: Bill Wiggin (CON - North Herefordshire) We have delivered on an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act 2006, to which the Labour Government then - Speech Link
5: Anna Firth (CON - Southend West) We have also introduced the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021, extending animal cruelty sentences - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023 - Tue 13 Jun 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) As noble Lords will be aware, animal welfare is a devolved issue. - Speech Link
2: Lord Jones (LAB - Life peer) Welfare Act 2006—perhaps a landmark Act of its kind. - Speech Link
3: None Last year, the Animal Welfare Committee prepared an opinion on the welfare implications of virtual fencing - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Animal Welfare - Wed 07 Jun 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: None First, we passed the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, which recognises in law that all vertebrate - Speech Link
2: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) We had the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act and the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act. - Speech Link
3: Lord Benyon (CON - Life peer) The statutory instrument on keeping primates as pets will see an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Online Safety Bill - Thu 25 May 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: None cruelty A1_ An offence under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (unnecessary suffering).A2_ An - Speech Link
2: None sentient beings to fulfil the requirements of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 and help the Government - Speech Link
3: None This is a helpful reference point and suggests that offences under Section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act—unnecessary - Speech Link
4: Viscount Camrose (CON - Excepted Hereditary) committed to strengthening animal welfare standards and protections.Our Action Plan for Animal Welfare - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare - Thu 25 May 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Mark Spencer (CON - Sherwood) First, we passed the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, which recognises in law that all vertebrate - Speech Link
2: Laura Farris (CON - Newbury) Will he also consider closing the loophole in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which says that animals bred - Speech Link
3: Mark Spencer (CON - Sherwood) We really have made huge progress on animal welfare. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Responsibility for Dog Attacks) - Tue 23 May 2023
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Anna Firth (CON - Southend West) Welfare Act 2006 to require a person in charge of a dog to take all reasonable steps to ensure that - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill
Report stage - Wed 17 May 2023
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: None of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
3rd reading - Fri 17 Mar 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Angela Richardson (CON - Guildford) Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022, the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 and, indeed, the Hunting Trophies ( - Speech Link
2: Aaron Bell (CON - Newcastle-under-Lyme) Friend the Member for Guildford said, we passed the landmark Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022; and - Speech Link
3: Trudy Harrison (CON - Copeland) The legislation already been passed includes the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021, the Animal Welfare - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Animal (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
Committee stage:s: 1st sitting - Wed 08 Mar 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Angela Richardson (CON - Guildford) under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in England, and the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 - Speech Link
2: Rebecca Pow (CON - Taunton Deane) to which it is subject would be an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in England, or under the - Speech Link