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HANSARDFly-tippingI could not agree more with my hon. Friend: fly-tipping blights our countryside and, as we heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), blights our towns.…27 Jan 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton North East for bringing forward this private Member’s Bill, which…19 Jan 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillThat is why we need to think about how we go forward with the licences, applications, resourcing and so on. It is arguably why there is a two-year delay. Once again, campaign…19 Jan 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillI ask the hon. Lady to forgive me, if that is where she felt that I put the onus. I was not putting it on shopkeepers directly; that approach has to be part of a suite of…19 Jan 2022HANSARDGlue Traps (Offences) BillNo, this is about banning glue traps that capture animals. I will come on to why we have used the term “rodents” rather than “vertebrates”, but the Bill is specific to animals.…19 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and for the letter that he recently wrote to me. We intend to do exactly that and I shall come to that in a moment. The Bill delivers…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Gentleman, but I gently point out that there are plenty of other devices for ensuring plenty of parliamentary time. I am sure that we will unpick that in…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]If the hon. Lady will bear with me, I want to push on as the Chamber is full and it is only fair that I conclude, but I will take her intervention in a second. It was originally…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]With respect, as the Chamber is full, I would be happy to meet the hon. Lady and talk further about that. It was largely to do with medical testing and military work with animals,…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]As I represent the constituency that I do, my hon. Friend will be pleased to hear that I will give him that assurance. The Opposition made the point that breadth of expertise is…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I thank all hon. Members for their contributions to our lively and wide-ranging debate. I particularly thank my hon. Friend the Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (Mr French) for…18 Jan 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Public HealthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon) for securing today’s debate, for her…15 Dec 2021HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Public HealthI am going to try to trot on, but I will answer some of the individual comments now. I agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central about the need for a…15 Dec 2021HANSARDOnline Animal Sales: RegulationIndeed I will, Mr Mundell; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I start by paying tribute to the hon. Member for Neath (Christina Rees), who laid out brilliantly the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDOnline Animal Sales: RegulationMy hon. Friend brings up a point about responsibility. There is responsibility on those who purchase and on the breeders, but there must also be responsibility on online…13 Dec 2021HANSARDOnline Animal Sales: RegulationMy right hon. Friend makes a good point. Covid has meant that the movement of livestock is recorded much more online, which has shown us ways of traceability. In addition to the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDOnline Animal Sales: RegulationWill the hon. Gentleman bear with me a little longer? PAAG has been engaging with the online marketplaces, to help them distinguish appropriate adverts from those that should be…13 Dec 2021HANSARDLandfill Sites: Toxic AirOnly last week I visited a landfill site in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and I know that it has a considerable impact on local communities. I also know that the hon. Lady has campaigned…09 Dec 2021HANSARDLandfill Sites: Toxic AirMinisters have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. We work with the Environment Agency when necessary, and our chief scientific adviser engages with…09 Dec 2021HANSARDClean Air BillWe know that air pollution is the greatest environmental hazard to health, and we have taken significant action to clean up our air. Emissions of nitrogen oxides are now at their…09 Dec 2021