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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)I support the comments from the hon. Gentleman, who has done a good job in building cross-party support in his usual way. Clauses 1 and 2 are good and we will not oppose them. I…03 Feb 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)On the basis that we will be seeking to press this amendment and explore it further on Report, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.…03 Feb 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)I rise in support of my hon. Friend’s remarks on extending the provisions to include wild animals. I take this from a simple perspective: how would we explain to a member of the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert— “(2A) After subsection (1) insert— (1A) Subsection (1B) applies where the court is considering for the…03 Feb 2021HANSARD Environment BillI rise to speak to new clause 9 and amendments 25, 39 and 23 in my name and those of my hon. Friends. Parliament declared a climate and ecological emergency on 1 May 2019. A year…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillI will not for time’s sake. You cannot build back better if you are struggling to breathe. Secondly, let me to turn to the Office for Environmental Protection. The Bill should…26 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingEach year, 40,000 people die from poor air quality. Labour has tabled an amendment to the Environment Bill, on which there will be a vote on Tuesday, to put the World Health…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingI do not think that answer was good enough, and it speaks to a larger concern: the Government seem to be rolling back hard-won environmental gains. It will not just be Britain…21 Jan 2021HANSARDEU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Fishing IndustryFishing has every right to feel betrayed and let down by this Government. The industry was promised a better deal, but they have not got one. Fishers fear some of the extra quota…14 Jan 2021HANSARDNational Tree StrategyI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) on proposing the debate and for speaking so eloquently about the need not only to plant more trees but…16 Dec 2020HANSARDFuture of Coal in the UKIt is a privilege to help to sum up this debate before the Minister speaks. I thank and pay tribute to the hon. Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) for the way he secured and…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the statement, even if most of it was announced this morning in his online conference. For transparency, I remind hon. Members…30 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo, that is not a good enough answer. We support the strengthening of that Act, and I hope that the Environment Secretary will too. Forestry England has just announced a ban on…26 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the “News at Ten” exposé of foxhunters discussing how to put up the smokescreen of trail hunting when foxhunts break the law—exemptions that they describe as a “good…26 Nov 2020HANSARDExiting the European Union (Agriculture)As we are discussing agriculture, let me place on the record my traditional declaration of interest: my little sister is a farmer in Cornwall. As these SIs appear to be technical…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI will carry on for just one moment, if I may. The Minister says that a deal can be prayed against, but what we need is a proper system of parliamentary scrutiny, not a reliance…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for intervening. I think that is a point the Minister should address in her remarks as well. We should be a beacon for high standards. As the…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI rise to speak in support of Lords amendment 16B. Like the Minister, I declare an interest: my little sister is a sheep farmer in Cornwall. I thank all farmers for their work…04 Nov 2020HANSARDPet TheftI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Ipswich (Tom Hunt) for introducing the debate with such verve. The Member whom he replaced had a similar verve when it came to animals, so…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Secretary of State confirm that he has a plan to let food produced to lower standards into Britain if a few extra pence are charged on tariffs, meaning that our farmers…15 Oct 2020