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HANSARDLeaving the EU: Extension Period NegotiationsBefore I call the next speaker, I am going to limit speeches to seven minutes so I can get everyone in.22 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Extension Period NegotiationsBefore I call the SNP spokesperson, I remind the Chamber that I would like to leave two minutes for the mover of the motion to wind-up at the end. I call Peter Grant.22 May 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeMay I also thank the Minister for the way that he is engaging on this issue? Although I certainly do agree that anybody who has tried to avoid tax in this way needs to be held…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn achieving those goals, the Secretary of State will be concerned that while many patients can obtain GP appointments for emergency cases on the same day, quite a lot of people…07 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.07 May 2019HANSARDRwandan Genocide: Alleged PerpetratorsWhen I visited Rwanda in 2002 I had the misfortune to see some horrific scenes as a result of the genocide, and it was made very clear to me then that justice has to be part of…09 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan Chargerose—04 Apr 2019HANSARD Loan ChargeFollowing on from the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk), not only may advisers have gone out of business, but there is a legal disjoint here. As…04 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI agree entirely. My concerns are therefore completely grounded in animal welfare. This topic is just one element of a wider debate we should be having on animal welfare at…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI beg to move, That this House has considered non-stun slaughter of animals. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I am grateful for the opportunity to…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI agree with my right hon. Friend on both of those points. I will come on to say more about the former point; I suspect that I will be called out of order if I go too far down the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI will give way as often as I am requested to do so. However, I am not yet on my second page. I am sure you will agree, Sir Henry, that time is limited as this is a half-hour…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s comments. Pre-stunning renders animals immediately unconscious and insensible to pain before they are slaughtered. In the absence of stunning,…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsMy hon. Friend raises a good and important point. I do not pretend for one moment that the practice is absolutely perfect. It does need to be improved, but the objective should be…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsThat should not be the case, but if it is, that practice needs outlawing as well.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsThat is a good point. I will come on to say that all this needs discussing in detail.03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsThat point has been raised with me. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman has seen appendix one to the briefing from the BVA, which gives quite a bit of distressing evidence about the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI agree entirely. That may be the compromise we settle on for now. I do accept and understand that this is an emotive and sensitive issue, because it can overlap with religious…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI am glad the hon. Lady excludes me from any suggestion of that. If anybody takes up the issue on that basis, they are completely wrong and ignorant of the debate—including the…03 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI agree with my hon. Friend’s important point. As I was saying, a range of approaches are being taken and a ban would not be unprecedented. As we have already heard, there is…03 Apr 2019