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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I spent many happy years living in his North Somerset constituency while I was teaching at Bristol Veterinary School at the…14 May 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI beg to move amendment 9, in clause 6, page 8, line 14, leave out subsection (3). This amendment removes the power to make provision in regulations that is consequential on…14 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitDoes the hon. Member agree that rejoining a customs union would achieve all those aims of reducing red tape?13 May 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsHe is unique; he is a pug cross border terrier. He has a strange underbite and quite buggy eyes. We were at our friend’s house for dinner recently, and one of their children said,…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsMy hon. Friend makes a hugely important point, which was going to be my next one. It is completely accurate. The veterinary profession has been extremely concerned by the lack of…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I thank everyone who signed this petition—it is a huge achievement to get a debate here in Parliament—and in…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]What’s that?28 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is every British citizen’s right to vote, and voter turnout is one demonstration of public engagement with politics. Will the Minister consider scrapping photo voter ID, so…24 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsIt is indeed unacceptable, in respect of patients’ safety but also health and safety at work, because the health of the staff is being put at risk as well. These are not minor…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsIt seems that Members on both sides of the House have been experiencing similar problems in the hospitals that they represent. Years of under-investment has left many hospitals…23 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. When it comes to global public health, we know that nobody wins unless everybody wins, and that an infectious disease elsewhere on the planet can affect us here as well. What…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Male Suicide in RotherhamI thank the hon. Member for giving way and for speaking so eloquently about this difficult and sensitive subject. On that point, it is known that those living in poverty are three…24 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipSome of the greatest challenges facing civilisation right now include climate change, how we feed 8 billion people and give them energy sustainably, the risk of pandemics, and…24 Mar 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is not only vets and farmers who are extremely proud that we have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world, but the British…24 Mar 2025HANSARDFree School MealsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I pay tribute to my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Eastleigh (Liz Jarvis), for securing this…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Domestic Abuse OffencesI commend my hon. Friend for speaking so eloquently and movingly about his personal experiences. There is a recognised link between animal abuse and domestic abuse. I pay tribute…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Mental Health Support: Educational SettingsI thank the hon. Member for giving way on this hugely important subject. As I am sure is the case for other Members across the House, I find that children’s mental health is one…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this important debate. I wish to follow on from what the hon. Member for St…13 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveInternational events have pushed national security right up the agenda, and I am sure that we have cross-party acknowledgment that food security is a vital part of national…12 Mar 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) on securing this hugely important debate.…25 Feb 2025