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HANSARDRed Squirrels: Potential ExtinctionI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison) on securing this important debate. It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David, and…03 Jul 2019HANSARDRed Squirrels: Potential ExtinctionMy hon. Friend makes an incredibly valuable point: what is good for red squirrels is generally good for most native species. As we know, three varieties of tree—oak, hawthorn and…03 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Working People’s Incomes6. What steps her Department is taking to increase working people’s incomes through universal credit.01 Jul 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Working People’s IncomesWill the Minister join me in thanking the excellent DWP staff on the Isle of Wight, some of whom I met in Newport a few weeks ago? I am sure he and the team will seek to make…01 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Long-Term Plan: ImplementationI thank the Secretary of State for his announcement. I have two questions. First, do he and his Department accept that there are additional costs in providing healthcare on an…01 Jul 2019HANSARDRules-based International OrderDoes the Minister agree that if the Opposition want a deal, they should vote for one?25 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Business of the Houserose —12 Jun 2019HANSARDYemen Peace ProcessI do not say the hon. Gentleman is wrong to argue the point he is making, but does he understand that insurgency theory specifically suggests that insurgents put their kit and…23 May 2019HANSARDYemen Peace ProcessThe debate on Yemen seems to focus very much on arms sales, and it is an important debate that raises many ethical problems, some of which are rather complex. However, like the…23 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)What on earth has this got do with a Bill about wild animals?21 May 2019HANSARDLocal Authority BudgetsIt was great to see the Minister on the Isle of Wight the week before last, although I am sad to say that there are not too many double entendres on her social media. She will be…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q Tell me how I can ask this question, because it slightly relates to my own patch but I suspect it might relate to other places as well. I represent an island and we have lots of…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q I am sure the civil servants have heard. Would the witnesses like to comment?21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you so much for your guidance, as ever. Dr Ros Clubb: One of the reasons we would like a bit more guidance on the definition is to be clear about what is and is not out of…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q So you want greater clarity. You are saying that the list—I have not seen the list—means that falconry is specifically excluded in the Scottish Act. You would like to see that…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q What is your opinion on falconry? Do you think it is cruel the way people train hawks and other hunting bird species for these shows? Dr Ros Clubb: It very much depends how it…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q Can you see the RSPCA calling for the ban of falconry at some point in the next decade or so, or is that not on your horizon at all? Dr Ros Clubb: It is not on the horizon as…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q Having read your evidence, clearly we are all mindful of the point about circuses preventing wild animals from roaming, especially larger ones and so on. Is there the same…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q You are assuming 100% that that is likely. You say “people” think that—I would agree that a lot of people do, but I am not sure everybody does. You are slightly assuming that it…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Q We have a fantastic zoo on the Island, which has some tigers that came from fairly horrible travelling circuses. I understand that the conditions they have now are much better…21 May 2019