Member of Parliament
Sir Oliver Heald
Member since
—
Bills sponsored
4
Speeches (30d)
0
Speeches (all)
331
Written questions
15
Last spoke
13 May 2024
Recent contributions (331)
HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you think the definition of “wild animal” in the Bill is sufficiently clear? I will just make a couple of points. On birds, for example, we have heard that canaries and…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q Just to help you with what I am concerned about, in the example you gave in paragraph 6.2 of your evidence, an expert Dorothy McKeegan talks about the training of cubs—I imagine…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q So you do not think that there is any danger that we will get cases about camels and parakeets? Mike Radford: Oh yes I do, absolutely, if the concept of domestication is not…21 May 2019HANSARDWild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Q It is pretty easy with a lion and, probably, a zebra, but once we get on to some of these other animals, it can be a bit more difficult, obviously. Mike Radford: Yes, I agree.21 May 2019HANSARD Trophy HuntingIs it not rather hard to create the right culture and educative environment if we say, “Oh yes, if you’re rich you can go and shoot a few elephants or whatever, but if you’re some…15 May 2019
Bills sponsored (4)
BILLChildren in Hospital for Extended Periods (Report to Parliament) Bill2nd reading19 Jan 2024WithdrawnBILLChildren in Hospital for Extended Periods (Report to Parliament) Bill1st reading20 Jun 2023ActiveBILLAnimal Welfare (Service Animals) Act 2019Royal Assent08 Apr 2019EnactedBILLService Animals (Offences) Bill2nd reading15 Jun 2018Active