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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q I think it was fairly clear on Second Reading that there is a strong feeling across the House that people would like to see this practice banned; the question is how we do it.…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)I will try not to hog the witnesses, but may I ask two more questions?09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)I was going to come on to that. Dr Cronin: Sorry.09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for coming to give evidence to us today. I am still slightly confused about the group of people we are dealing with. I think we are all agreed that there is a group—of…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)That is very helpful. Thank you.09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q I have one final question for David. There is lots in the Bill about dogs. We have had representations from those who speak for cats. In a lot of cases the nasty stuff we are…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q Moving on to dogs, I want to return to a point that David touched on around enforcement and, I would say, unintended consequences. There are a number of elements in the Bill…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q Given what a big issue it is, do you think that the fines and the compensation mechanisms to farmers are sufficient? Dr Wright: No, I do not, actually. Because there are repeat…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon. Following up on that question, are you satisfied to that extent with the measures in the Bill or do you think that dogs should be kept on a lead near livestock?…09 Nov 2021HANSARDBus ServicesBack in 2017, the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones) was the buses Minister. As he will remember, we had many discussions about the Bus Services Act 2017…04 Nov 2021HANSARDTaxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell, and a pleasure to find myself in this Bill Committee some three and a half years late—a long wait for a cab, one…03 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung People: High-skilled JobsEducation is central to highly skilled jobs. This week, a report by the all-party parliamentary university group, which I chair, showed that young people from the most…02 Nov 2021HANSARDTravel to School: Rural CommunitiesOf course, far too many children in rural areas end up getting driven to school, but does the Minister agree that when they finally arrive at their destination, they will be…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Animals (Penalty Notices) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell) on bringing forward the Bill. His passion for animal welfare is well known and admired across the House. I also…29 Oct 2021HANSARDNational Food Strategy: Government ResponseThe national food strategy is a weighty tome, but Henry Dimbleby, who the Government commissioned to write it, is not a happy man. Last week, following the New Zealand trade deal,…28 Oct 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillMay I start by echoing all the warm tributes to Sir David Amess? My office in 1 Parliament Street is very close to his. We often spoke in the lift and came over to vote together.…25 Oct 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: New ZealandCambridge people care deeply about the quality of their food, and they will want to know that anything imported is produced to our high standards. I listened closely to the…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBritish Farmers: Global ExportsThe House will be aware of the problems facing UK pig farmers; pigs are sadly being culled on farms, partly because of a shortage of labour, but also because of the closure of…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Backlogs2. What recent estimate he has made of the size of backlogs in cancer diagnosis and treatment.19 Oct 2021HANSARDCancer Diagnosis and Treatment: BacklogsTo do that, we are going to need healthy NHS staff. I was alarmed to hear Cambridgeshire’s director of public health last week talking about the sheer scale of covid ripping…19 Oct 2021