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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Sixth sitting)I echo some of the comments of the hon. Member for Cambridge. I am glad that he referred to the EFRA Committee report. I am a member of that Committee. Based on our findings on…18 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Fifth sitting)rose—18 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Fourth sitting)We are reaching a degree of consensus about this, in terms of the importance of education. Like the hon. Member for Ceredigion, I represent a rural constituency and we have had a…16 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Fourth sitting)rose—16 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Fourth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s comments that the Government are listening and consulting. I recognise and applaud that, because it provides an evidence base: the Government are…16 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Fourth sitting)I rise in support of what the hon. Lady has said, and again I refer hon. Members back to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report entitled “Moving animals across…16 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Third sitting)I declare an interest as a veterinary surgeon. I am not competent or experienced when it comes to treating or examining primates, and that is the nub of the point that the hon.…16 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Third sitting)I support the Government on this issue, but we heard evidence last week that the number of veterinarians with the relevant competence and expertise to look at primates is unclear,…16 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Third sitting)Again, I am sympathetic to the hon. Member for Cambridge and understand his intention. We have to be sensitive about the language when euthanasing animals. In different contexts,…16 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I rise as a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, and as a veterinary surgeon. Opposition…16 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26I congratulate the Prime Minister, the COP26 President and their teams on their historic achievements in Glasgow. For me, it was reassuring to attend the conference and see nature…15 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q Paula, you talked about clarity on the age of animals being brought in. There are many welcome suggestions in the Bill. Many people have said, and I share the concerns, that we…09 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a veterinary surgeon I really welcome the fact that the Government have listened to the calls that have been made and are introducing a new pet abduction law. Sadly, in rural…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)I am a veterinary surgeon, a fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and a member of the British Equine Veterinary Association.09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Thank you, Mike. That was very powerful evidence for us to hear.09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q If we do those checks, and are tighter on the guidelines coming in, and then have helpful legislation like this, do you think that we will be able to improve the health and…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you; that is really helpful. Finally, do you feel that if we added some specifics to the Bill, that would give clarity in how we legislate? Obviously, the science is…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q Finally, Mike, in your experience in Scotland, are you picking up increased numbers of dogs coming in—you mentioned dogs from Romania—that have concomitant health conditions and…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q We touched on some previous evidence about the identification of dogs, and databases as well. Do you think that the equine health and welfare world would be improved by having…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q That is really helpful. The legislation will hopefully be able to close the loopholes in some of the other laws as well. Being clear on heavily pregnant dogs coming in and the…09 Nov 2021