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HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Madam Deputy Speaker, I should like to declare that I am a tenant beef farmer’s son and a former member of the National…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI wholly agree with the right hon. Gentleman that those who break the law and who carry out crimes, whatever those crimes may be, should feel the full force of the law. I am…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillNo, not at the moment. That pledge became possible because the Conservative party is delivering the democratic will of the nation to leave the European Union, which has demanded…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI just want to say to the House that this is an incredibly moving moment and a moving day for me. It has been very clear from the contributions from Members on both sides of the…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it is wholly misleading for the Opposition to continue to put forward these mistruths? The standards in law today prohibit—they do not…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillIn the presence of my hon. Friend, I am never uncomfortable. Having formerly worked in his constituency, it is always a delight to intervene on him. I hope that he will agree that…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillMay I lightly say to my hon. Friend that the new Members of this place from 2019 are full of energy and fervour? We are here today to help him, and his colleagues who have been…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Billrose—23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillIt is difficult to respond to such comments. I want to let my hon. Friend know that I have my Wellington boots in my office here. I was a little concerned about even thinking…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI give heartfelt thanks to my hon. Friend. It is a pleasure to be in this place with him and to share this journey. I know how strongly he and his constituents feel about animal…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI would just like to say for the record that I did not ask the Government to put those matters into this Bill, because I know full well that they are matters to come forward—with,…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour very much indeed. I wholly agree with everything he says. The Bill was not introduced just for religious reasons. A whole host of other…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillDoes the hon. Lady agree that regardless of all the things have happened before, here and now we should just be stopping live animal exports? Will she join me in challenging the…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillIf the right hon. Gentleman does not mind, and as I have given way once to him already, I would like to make a bit more progress. I particularly look forward to when the…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI wholly agree with the hon. Gentleman on that. Part of the reason this Bill needs to be put forward is that the support from the organisations that specialise in animal care,…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillThe hon. Lady makes a very valid point. I would just like to say that I did not mention Anna Turley because my hon. Friend the Member for Redcar (Jacob Young) is here today and…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI am not going to give way at the moment, because I need to make a little progress, but I will come back to my hon. Friend. Every year, animal welfare charities such as Battersea…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his kind intervention; I do not agree entirely. The evidence from magistrates and others makes it clear that the tools they have in their toolbox to…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I wholly agree, because the example that I just shared with the House is only one of countless examples of heinous animal cruelty that…23 Oct 2020HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentencing) BillI wholly agree. Part of the reason that I want to progress the Bill is to deal with that issue. As I articulated earlier, the fact that for more than 1 million cases reported,…23 Oct 2020