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HANSARDPlanning, the Green Belt and Rural AffairsI am very sorry, but there are only three minutes left and I need to cover the points that have been raised. [ Interruption. ] They had their time. We will do that by switching on…19 Jul 2024HANSARDWater Sector Reform: First StepsThe new Government will never look the other way while water companies pump record levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we have outlined our immediate…18 Jul 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point and perhaps the Minister will address it. In many cases, of course, when a pet dog attacks animals, the owner will say, “They’ve never done…17 May 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillI congratulate the right hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey) on her progress with this important Bill. Livestock worrying causes havoc for farmers up and down the country.…17 May 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillI do not think that I need to add to the comments that I made on Report. We think this is an important piece of legislation and we wish it well as it continues its progress…17 May 2024HANSARD AgricultureI am grateful to have the chance to discuss the motion. The environmental land management scheme was meant to be the centrepiece of the Government’s farming policy—a new dawn for…13 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe environmental regulator has today condemned the disgusting state of our waterways caused by the Conservatives letting water companies pump them full of raw sewage. This has to…09 May 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. Indeed, the prosecution and punishment of those responsible for any crime, let alone these particular vile and heinous crimes, is…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI am grateful for that intervention. Of course my right hon. Friend has experience herself of pursuing a private Member’s Bill through the House, and she is absolutely right. We…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on bringing forward this important private Member’s Bill. As we have heard from Members across the House, it is…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI am very grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was merely countering the claim made by Members on the Government Benches that the Government have been promoting animal welfare, when…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for making those points. I can see that the Minister was listening carefully to what she had to say, as I was. I look forward to his…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. Labour Members consider animal welfare to be important, and it is important that the Opposition can make these points on the record so…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI am very disappointed indeed that the hon. Member has attempted to politicise an important point. We are talking about the welfare of animals.15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her intervention. Through that example, she makes the most compelling case for why the Bill is necessary and why it should be brought in as…15 Mar 2024HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. I think that he has made his point. Looking at animal welfare, what about the Government’s promise to protect our…15 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast month, I visited Newcastle-under-Lyme with local campaigner Adam Jogee to meet residents who are literally choking on toxic fumes from the Walleys Quarry landfill site. More…14 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingI start by congratulating Tom Bradshaw on his election as president of the National Farmers Union. I am sure he will do a fantastic job, and I wish him all the best as he starts…04 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention; he makes an important point about the experience of flooding in his part of the country, which, sadly, is reflected in…04 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingIt does seem a bit late, doesn’t it—the Government having done a deal of the nature the right hon. Gentleman attacks? It seems to depend which of the five families happens to be…04 Mar 2024