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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q One contention is the concern about licensing individuals and the risk. You mentioned that one benefit is for breeding programmes, but others, including the British Veterinary…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)With the local authority, but not with a vet. Dr Cronin: I thought it was with a vet, or a specialist.09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Every two years, not annually.09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q So it is not annual. Would you prefer it to be annual? Is six years too long? Dr Cronin: Being practical, that sounds untenable. The weight unloaded on local authorities has to…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q I am very interested in and intrigued by this issue; I have a background in local government, so I understand how difficult it is at the moment to take part in these schemes and…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q Would you also be concerned about the transportation of primates around the country in order to find those vets? David Bowles: I would be concerned, and not only because the…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. I have two more questions on the importation of dogs, if that is okay. First, what provision do you need to see at Border Force level in order to implement these…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q That is very helpful. I was interested in what you were saying about mutilation and rehoming in the UK. I should probably declare that I own a dog that has a docked tail, who I…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (First sitting)Q Is six years too long for a licence to be granted? Dr Cronin: For a licence? With interim checks, that probably is acceptable—these are rather long-lived animals —so long as…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a question about the list of exempted dogs in clause 39(2)(b). Do you have a view on whether that list of dogs might be too broad given that it includes “a working gun…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to pick up on some of the breeding issues in primates. What is your view on whether the licensing scheme would leave scope for inappropriate breeding if there was not…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q Is there anything that you think is missing around primates as well that you would like to see if licensing were to be developed? Justine Shotton: Yes, as I mentioned, making…09 Nov 2021HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you; that is very useful.09 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North Herefordshire (Bill Wiggin). I think that must have been a record for the number of times cider has been mentioned in a Budget…02 Nov 2021HANSARDUK Environmental Protections: COP26The UK is among the most nature-depleted countries in the world and the decline is not slowing. The Government have made a deliberate decision not to announce any concrete targets…28 Oct 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Parents and carers up and down the country will be really worried about what climate catastrophe will mean for young people. Ahead of COP26, will…28 Oct 2021HANSARDSustainability and Climate Change (National Curriculum)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Ghani. It is fantastic that my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome) has secured the debate. Although she…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI declare that I have diabetes. One in three people who have died from covid had diabetes, yet it has been unclear to those with diabetes whether they are eligible for a third…21 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesI thank the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) for securing this debate. The COP26 President has tweeted that “to host a successful, inclusive #COP26 this…21 Oct 2021HANSARDBaby Loss Awareness WeekDoes the hon. Member share a concern that has been raised with me by midwives—that the term “continuity of carer” has been misinterpreted by some trusts, with multiple midwives…23 Sept 2021