"Poverty and food insecurity are key elements of the cost of living crisis. More and more working households, including those in receipt of universal credit, are not getting the food that they need, and this will be made even worse after what happened yesterday. Despite it being called an uprating, …..." Apsana Begum - View Speech
"Q Do you think that the Bill contains a sufficiently robust definition of conservation?
David Bowles: Yes. The RSPCA is glad that, under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, conservation is in the Bill. The Bill will take that away and put it into the Secretary of State’s standards, but …..." Apsana Begum - View Speech
"Q On the different description of zoos, do you think something clearer is needed in the Bill?
David Bowles: Yes, there are issues around that. When does a farm that has a couple of exotic primates become a zoo? Again, we will come back to enforcement, but this is …..." Apsana Begum - View Speech
"Q A final question: in Committee, our work will involve looking at the detail of the Bill, and it is said that the success of a Bill is often dependent on the financial commitments backing it up, to ensure that it is implemented and enforced. What is your assessment …..." Apsana Begum - View Speech