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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)Q What proportion of the cases that you have seen have pushed the envelope and outstripped the existing sentencing bracket? Inspector O'Hara: It is a very small number. Mike…23 Jul 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)Q First, I thank both of your organisations for all the campaigning work that you have done to support us in getting to this place, and for all the work that your staff do every…23 Jul 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)Q Just to confirm, you say that social media companies take these videos down, but they are under no obligation to pass them to either the police or yourselves—they are just…23 Jul 2019HANSARDBBCThe right hon. Gentleman is giving very compelling testimony about the value that the BBC adds to this country. I wholeheartedly endorse everything he has said. He is getting into…15 Jul 2019HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI really appreciate that sentiment; that was very decent of the right hon. Gentleman. So often these cases bubble up in the media but then disappear. If this place is for…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillIt is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess). There is a rare outbreak of consensual agreement across the Benches today, which I am proud…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is right. As I said in my introductory comments, as human beings we have a duty of care, love and protection towards animals who have been bred alongside…10 Jul 2019HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI just want to add to the debate something that has not really been discussed. The most recent Labour Government introduced the Animal Welfare Act 2006, under which provision was…10 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryI am extremely grateful to the Chair, because I was barely pausing for breath. I can get back into my stride. Innovation is crucial. The hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and…09 Jul 2019HANSARD UK Steel IndustryAs always, Mr Hollobone, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin) not only on securing this debate…09 Jul 2019HANSARDCo-operative and Mutual BusinessesI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O’Hara) for his powerful speech. There is always much to learn from our colleagues north of the border, and we have…27 Jun 2019HANSARDNo Deal: Economic ImpactI have spent this week at the Community trade union conference, the steelworkers’ union, trying to reassure steelworkers around the country from British Steel that their industry…27 Jun 2019HANSARDNo Deal: Economic Impact8. What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect on the UK economy of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.27 Jun 2019HANSARDCo-operative and Mutual BusinessesI completely concur with my hon. Friend. We see a lot of passion and commitment for the co-operative sector and its values and principles in Wales, and we should be doing…27 Jun 2019HANSARDCo-operative and Mutual BusinessesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pay tribute to his great history in the co-operative movement and everything he did while leader of the council. We have talked a lot about…27 Jun 2019HANSARD EU Structural Funds: Least Developed RegionsI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for that important intervention. He is right; there has still not been a single new job created at the SSI site in my constituency, which lost…26 Jun 2019HANSARD EU Structural Funds: Least Developed RegionsIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) on securing this…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Modern Slavery Act: Independent ReviewMy hon. Friend is making a passionate and well-informed speech. Will he join me in paying tribute to the brilliant businesses around the country who understand the agenda and are…19 Jun 2019HANSARDFree PrescriptionsI appreciate the Minister’s response, but I am afraid that that is just not the reality out there. One of my constituents—a woman with severe learning disabilities and anxiety,…18 Jun 2019HANSARDFree Prescriptions8. What steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerable people are not unfairly penalised for incorrectly claiming free prescriptions.18 Jun 2019