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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)

"Paragraph 8 to the schedule says:

“A person taken on to the premises”—

as one of the two other persons—

“may exercise any power conferred on an inspector…if the person is in the company of and under the supervision of an inspector”...."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)

"I am slightly concerned about this from a legal point of view. Surely a vehicle is any instrument of conveyance, so if we qualify it by talking about “caravans, trucks and trailers”, are we not narrowing the definition?..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)

"I thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland for the flattering picture that he painted of me...."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 22 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)

"I thank my hon. Friend very much. I just want to make a couple of points. It is true that in days gone by, there was perhaps a lack of attention to detail, but in recent times the Whitehall Prosecutors’ Group has come together to try to ensure that there …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)

"Q Birds are covered by the Bill because the Animal Welfare Act 2006 defines an animal as being a vertebrate. Is that correct?

Dr Ros Clubb: Yes that is correct...."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)

"Q Are there any birds that would still be able to perform in a travelling circus if this Bill was passed?

Dr Ros Clubb: Using the definition of “wild animal”, some species that fell outwith the definition could potentially be used in travelling circuses if they wished to use …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)

"Q Would that be birds that are commonly kept as pets, such as budgerigars and parrots?

Dr Ros Clubb: They are considered to be domesticated...."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)

"Q What about birds used in magic shows such as doves? Would they be covered?

Dr Ros Clubb: I would not envisage magic shows as falling within the definition of travelling circuses. Those animals could potentially be covered by licensing of exhibited animals in England, were there to be …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)

"Q So they could be covered by the Bill?

Dr Ros Clubb: I would not envisage that they would be covered by the Bill...."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 21 May 2019
Wild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)

"Q Falconry displays go back to the middle ages and are long-established events. Is falconry and keeping a falcon equivalent to domesticating a falcon or not?

Dr Ros Clubb: In terms of the domestication process, it is the selective breeding of animals for a particular purpose and fundamentally changing …..."

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