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HANSARDTrade Deals: Animal WelfareI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I have committed my life to the issue of sustainability and am proud of what we have achieved over the last 10 years. I am excited…05 Feb 2020HANSARDTrade Deals: Animal WelfareI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I agree with her premise: we certainly do not want to find ourselves importing egg products which fall below the standards we impose…05 Feb 2020HANSARDTrade Deals: Animal WelfareMy Lords, as set out in our manifesto, we will not compromise on our high environmental protection, animal welfare and food standards in our trade negotiations. The Government’s…05 Feb 2020HANSARDTrade Deals: Animal WelfareI thank my noble friend for her question. I very much share her concern about and views on the live export of animals for fattening and slaughter. The manifesto commitment on…05 Feb 2020HANSARDFisheries: EU Landing Obligation (European Union Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, for initiating this important debate and I thank all Members for their contributions today. I am also grateful to members of the…23 Jan 2020HANSARDWildlife CrimeThis is the last time I will be able to address you from the Chamber, Mr Speaker, so I would like to put on record my thanks to you for what you have done for this House,…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and I commend Harrogate Borough Council. The National Trust has said that a child today is three times more likely to go to hospital for…31 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question, and he is absolutely right. Much of what we need to do to tackle climate change and restore nature involves rewilding or natural…31 Oct 2019HANSARDWildlife CrimeThere is no doubt that illegal activities continue. They are well documented and often secure widespread coverage on social media in particular, and they cause outrage among the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDWildlife CrimeThe hon. Gentleman knows my views on the issue; we have discussed it many times. From the Back Benches and as a Minister, I have debated the issue with him, although we have been…31 Oct 2019HANSARDWildlife CrimeMy hon. Friend is right: canned lion hunting is one of the grimmest of all human activities. It is hard to see any defence for it. There are concerns that, although it may not be…31 Oct 2019HANSARDWildlife CrimeI have had letters from the constituents of a number of hon. Members raising the same issue: off-road bikers causing wildlife mayhem in sensitive and fragile parts of the…31 Oct 2019HANSARDWildlife CrimeThe illegal wildlife trade is not just an international issue; it is a domestic issue as well. All our birds in the UK are protected. Wild birds are protected under the Wildlife…31 Oct 2019HANSARDWelfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments and all hon. Members for attending the Committee. I will try to answer his questions. First, this statutory instrument is about…29 Oct 2019HANSARDWelfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019,…29 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeIn terms of zero-carbon medicine, I will struggle to give my hon. Friend a comprehensive answer, because I do not know much about that. As one of the biggest landowners in the…28 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir David, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) on securing this debate. It is similarly a pleasure to…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. This instrument deals with entirely reserved matters. A draft of it has been shared with the devolved Administrations, but for…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection)I thank my hon. Friend very much. I have heard a bit about what his council is doing and it does sound inspired. I would love to take him up on his very kind invitation. We will…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Environmental Protection)The hon. Gentleman is right to point to the collapse in biodiversity in this country, which is mirrored across the world. The purpose of the regulations is to deal with CITES…08 Oct 2019