Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Badger Culls (Assessment)
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Badger Culls (Assessment)
"Will the hon. Gentleman comment on the Government’s decision to disband the independent expert panel? Surely it would have provided the comfort blanket of impartial evidence...."Chris Williamson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Badger Culls (Assessment)
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Badger Culls (Assessment)
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Mr Caton. We should not, however, be having this debate, because the cull actually flies in the face of scientific opinion. Furthermore, having the cull takes no notice whatever of public opinion and blatantly disregards the will of the …..."Chris Williamson - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Nov 2014
Badger Culls (Assessment)
"That may be true, but on badger culls scientific, parliamentary and public opinion are at one, yet the Government are completely disregarding all those areas of clear opposition to their direction of travel on the issue.
As I was saying, the Government and all of us present are elected by …..."Chris Williamson - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 20th October 2014
Asked by:
Chris Williamson (Independent - Derby North)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department's review of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulation planned for 2015 will take place before the General Election.
Answered by George Eustice
The Welfare of Greyhound Regulations 2010 are set for review five years after they were made in April 2010. Defra is beginning the review now by gathering evidence on the operation of the regulations with a view to completing the review after the General Election in May 2015.
Written Question
Thursday 11th September 2014
Asked by:
Chris Williamson (Independent - Derby North)
Question
to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes to safety requirements for the 2014 badger cull on the safety of that cull.
Answered by George Eustice
The Independent Expert Panel concluded that they were confident that controlled shooting can be carried out safely, even in the context of protester activity. As with the first year of the culls, Best Practice Guidance for the controlled shooting of badgers is in place and compliance with this will be monitored by Natural England.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Badger Cull
"I congratulate the hon. Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) on securing this debate and the Backbench Business Committee on allowing it to proceed.
It is important that we acknowledge that the badger cull has been a catastrophic failure. It has failed farmers, it has failed taxpayers and it has …..."Chris Williamson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Badger Cull
"Policing costs are a significant contributory factor to the overall cost of the badger cull, but we live in a democracy and people have a right to monitor the badger cull and protest against it. We do not live in a dictatorship and those costs have to be factored in...."Chris Williamson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2014
Badger Cull
"My hon. Friend is absolutely correct. That distress is not confined to people living in towns and cities; it is felt by rural communities and by many farmers. Dairy farmers have approached me to say that they are extremely distressed by the badger cull and do not feel that there …..."Chris Williamson - View Speech
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