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Written Question

Wednesday 24th April 2019

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions there have been for selling birds caught in the wild in the UK during the last five years.

Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)

One defendant was proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for selling a wild bird, in England and Wales, between 2013 and 2017, this being in 2016.

Court proceedings data for 2018 is planned for publication on 16 May 2019.

Figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland would be matters for the relevant devolved administrations.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"My Lords, these amendments seek to extend the Westminster franchise to those British citizens who have lived in the EU for more than 15 years. This extension to the franchise is an exception in the same way that the Bill allows for Members of your Lordships’ House to vote in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"My Lords, I remind the Committee of my interests as declared in the register: when Parliament is not sitting, I live in France, where my husband and I have a vineyard and a wine business. We have many friends there who are UK citizens, a number of whom have lived …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"My Lords, I warmly thank all those who have spoken in this interesting debate, which I think has fleshed out some of the major questions. I would like to make a couple of points. The noble Lord, Lord Grocott, asked what the difference is between someone living in Oslo and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2015
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"I am clearly not going to agree with the noble Lord on that one. I think that there is a basic difference between us in our understanding of what being an EU citizen is. However, I was not as depressed by that argument as by the one put forward by …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Nov 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"I think what the noble Lord said when he referred to Hansard was that there were too many practical problems. That comes back to the Government’s attitude, too. I can see that we are not likely to agree at this stage, but I am very glad to have discovered the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Oct 2015
European Union Referendum Bill

"My Lords, I have a probing amendment in this group. Should the House decide at a later stage to enfranchise the group we have just been talking about, or the UK citizens we will be discussing in Amendment 14, the purpose of my amendment is to find out what work …..."
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