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HANSARDFarming and Food ProductionMy Lords—10 Jun 2026HANSARDFarming and Food ProductionMy Lords, bovine TB is one of the most serious challenges facing our cattle farmers in England, so I very much welcome the control strategy announced this morning by the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEU-UK SPS Agreement: Food-related StandardsCan the Minister reassure the House that the scientific progress and eminence established in the UK on precision breeding, particularly of crops and animals, and in particular…18 May 2026HANSARDFarming Road MapMy Lords, the current crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has highlighted our dependence on imported fertiliser, among other things. What measures are His Majesty’s Government taking…16 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal Welfare Strategy: Rural CommunitiesMy Lords—12 Feb 2026HANSARDAnimal Welfare Strategy: Rural CommunitiesGiven its mention in the animal welfare strategy, what progress have His Majesty’s Government made towards introducing a close season for the brown hare in England?12 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025My Lords, I declare my interests as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare, a former president of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and, more…04 Feb 2026HANSARDMeat LabellingMy Lords, on the slaughter of sheep and goats in halal, there is another solution. There are modern methods of stunning for sheep and goats that are non-lethal but render the…13 Jan 2026HANSARDNitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, I am pleased to say that it is a great pleasure and privilege to sit on this committee. I thank our chair for her huge amount of hard work and excellence in chairing; I…06 Jan 2026HANSARDWelfare of Domestic AnimalsMy Lords, the breeding of dogs with extreme conformations for purely fashionable reasons causes significant, and potentially lifelong, ill health. It is illegal under the Animal…04 Dec 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillThat the Bill do now pass.21 Nov 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy Lords, it has been a great privilege to bring forward this Bill, which seeks to prevent the illegal and low-welfare movement of pets into the UK. At Second Reading I remarked…21 Nov 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillThat the order of commitment be discharged.21 Oct 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy Lords, I understand that no amendments have been set down to this Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment or to speak in Committee.…21 Oct 2025HANSARDDeforestationMy Lords, it is not just forest commodities per se that are driving deforestation in, for example, Brazil and Australia; it involves the production of other agricultural…17 Sept 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy Lords, I hope that noble Lords will know of my enduring commitment to animal welfare. As a veterinary surgeon and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal…05 Sept 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.05 Sept 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy Lords, I thank everybody who has contributed to this fairly short but extremely entertaining and good debate about this Bill. There have been some excellent contributions. The…05 Sept 2025HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, for bringing the Bill to the House. I am sure all of us have enjoyed the TV programme “One Man and His Dog” or marvelled at the…05 Sept 2025HANSARDForest Risk CommoditiesMy Lords, analysis by Global Witness shows that the UK’s imports of cattle products are associated with the highest levels of deforestation, yet it is predicted for 2025 that beef…08 Jul 2025