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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [ Lords ]The written evidence submitted by the Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation asks about membership of the committee and notes “the importance of using a wide range of leading…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [ Lords ]I totally agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge on the Front Bench. The hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) tabled that amendment, which I seconded,…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [ Lords ]I beg to move amendment 6, in clause 5, page 3, line 9, at end insert— ‘(6) For the purposes of section 2 (2) in this Act, “sentient beings” means a being capable of sentience,…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [ Lords ]I have a genuine question about the timing of introducing legislation. I think we all know that the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 was rushed in and is imperfect. There is obviously much…10 Feb 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [ Lords ]I just do not understand, from what the Minister has said, why the Bill cannot say “effects”. She seems to be saying that the committee would look at positive effects—all effects…10 Feb 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Children’s Mental Health ServicesIt is, as always, a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris) on securing the debate. I also pay tribute to my hon.…09 Feb 2022HANSARDSupported Exempt AccommodationAs my hon. Friend knows, I introduced a ten-minute rule Bill on this matter a couple of years ago because of concerns about a property in my constituency where it took providers…09 Feb 2022HANSARD North Sea Oil and GasIn November, the COP President was reduced to tears after ambitions to phase out fossil fuels were voted down at the last minute. Three months later, the UK Government are tanking…09 Feb 2022HANSARDIntegration White PaperThere is a lot of what, to me, seems to be rather mind-numbing jargon in the statement, but only one mention of nurses. Could the Minister tell me—ideally without the jargon—about…09 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityWe have indeed. Both the current Secretary of State, during the Committee stage of the Agriculture Bill, and the former Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Surrey Heath…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food Insecurityrose—08 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthI will focus on a few key points. On in-patient treatment for children in severe mental health crisis, the Health and Social Care Committee’s report last year found that “there…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Cystic Fibrosis: Prescription Charge ExemptionIt is always a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Cleveleys (Paul Maynard) on securing this debate. As…02 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) on securing the debate. The note that the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr…02 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsI agree. We have heard from the experts and they have said that the case has not been made. I know that the Government have been quite dismissive of experts in the past, but that…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Cystic Fibrosis: Prescription Charge ExemptionThat is certainly true. I know that some people would say that this would mean that Government money would be used to subsidise the 11% of people who pay for their prescriptions…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Cystic Fibrosis: Prescription Charge ExemptionI have just realised that it is groundhog day—I missed an ideal opportunity to weave that fact into my speech, as I think all of us would have done. Is there anything the Minister…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxI do not know whether any of my colleagues present listen to the “Political Thinking with Nick Robinson” podcast, but the Leader of the House was the guest on Saturday, and it was…01 Feb 2022HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management Scheme: Food ProductionI entirely agree with what the hon. Member is saying about the need to improve our food security, grow far more in this country and consume it here as well. However, does he agree…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government promised a White Paper in response to the national food strategy within six months of its publication. That time runs out at the end of this month, so when are we…27 Jan 2022