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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 28 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the pilot underlines the Government’s commitment to ensuring that farmers have certainty post Brexit, and that the one way to ensure that that certainty continues is to vote for the deal when it comes back before the House?..."
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Written Question
Animal Welfare: Sentencing
Friday 22nd March 2019

Asked by: David T C Davies (Conservative - Monmouth)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a maximum five-year sentence for animal cruelty as a deterrent to animal cruelty offenders who use such acts of cruelty to manipulate human victims.

Answered by David Rutley

The Government is committed to the highest standards of animal welfare, and we have announced that we will increase the maximum custodial penalty for animal cruelty from six months to five years to allow the courts to impose appropriate penalties in extreme cases, whatever the motivation for the offence.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Fly-tipping

"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish) on securing this important debate and echo many of the points made by Members across the Chamber. We certainly do need tougher police action and tougher penalties for people who are caught fly-tipping, and we need to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 17 Apr 2018
Fly-tipping

"Will my hon. Friend look at my suggestion to move some of the liability towards people who produce waste? Virtually every Member present agrees that whatever we are doing is not currently enough to deter people from committing this crime...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Dec 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. On this very point, Sir, does my right hon. Friend agree that we absolutely have to continue our support for glyphosate, which protects the environment by reducing the need for excess tillage and to use other herbicides? With he continue to support this safe herbicide once Brexit has taken …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What steps the Environment Agency is taking to prevent illegal fly-tipping on farms. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Is my hon. Friend aware of the excellent campaign by Farmers Weekly to bring in much tougher penalties across the UK for the criminal gangs responsible for fly-tipping on farms in Britain?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"13. As the Minister will know, current EU regulations prevent farmers from trimming hedges in August. Does he agree that Brexit therefore offers a great opportunity for trimming the regulations and rules that prevent hedge cutting at that time?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"10. What steps she is taking to encourage more people to consume meat produced in Britain...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 May 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"I greatly welcome that. I recall that, last November, Parliament was festooned with banners reminding us about something called “vegetarian week”, and urging us to try a vegan meal. In the interests of fairness, may I suggest that we organise a similar event to encourage people to try British meat—perhaps …..."
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