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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I quite agree with the hon. Lady. Why will she not then persuade those on her Front Bench to vote against this nonsense?18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]As always, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. The real shame about this legislation is that here we are at Second Reading and every single colleague on both sides of the House…18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend has touched on the number of people in intensive care: 90% of those have not had their booster, and 60% have not had any vaccination at all. He will know that…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Cider Industry: Duty ChangesI beg to move, That this House has considered the cider industry and duty changes. I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Cider Industry: Duty ChangesI will have to take my hon. Friend’s expertise on that matter at face value, but I agree with all the good things he said and I thank him for his work as the chairman of the…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Committee on StandardsOnce again, we are seeing this become partisan. We are examining the cases of the individual, but for me the key thing that is not right is that even the Commissioner is in an…03 Nov 2021HANSARDG20 and COP26 World Leaders SummitGiven the phenomenal success to end and reverse deforestation, I was tempted to tease my right hon. Friend about build back beavers. However, will he meet me to discuss what can…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe subject of the River Wye has already been raised by my right hon. Friend the Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman). There is no advantage in my repeating…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Motorcycling: Government SupportI thank all Members who have contributed to the debate. We have seen enthusiasm from MPs representing wonderful parts of Northern Ireland, including the hon. Member for North…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Motorcycling: Government SupportI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for motorcycling. In the UK, 1.4 million people use motorcycles, scooters and mopeds. Those 1.4 million people…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Motorcycling: Government SupportI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. First, I am sorry to hear about his brother. Falling off a motorcycle is extremely frightening—I have done that.…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Motorcycling: Government SupportThose barriers garotte the bicyclists. Motorcycling is not particularly dangerous. When a motorcyclist falls off, they bounce along the road—it is what they hit that kills them.…26 Oct 2021HANSARD Motorcycling: Government SupportWe can put that right.26 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillA zookeeper who had to look after their animals at home could be construed as having them as pets. That is why licensing and a case-by-case, “the individual must come first” basis…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillI was about to talk about zoonotic diseases such as neosporosis, but I give way to my hon. Friend.25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillOf course I agree with my right hon. Friend; I will come to that in a moment. At the moment, a farmer has the right to shoot an out-of-control dog, but I have not yet met a farmer…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillDespite its being heralded as a ban on keeping monkeys, I actually welcome part 1 of the Bill relating to primates and the keeping of them. Governments should not be banning…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillThere is no better way of ruining the market for illegal puppies than simply getting them from the plentiful rehoming centres and charities. Finding the right home for our pets is…25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillThe buyer might also find that their dog is house trained. On that note, it is entirely appropriate to give way to my hon. Friend.25 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillI am grateful, as always, to my hon. Friend. I think that if he looks at the bit on the Northern Irish element in the explanatory notes, he will find that that is not in there for…25 Oct 2021