Animal Welfare Bill

I, too, express praise for my hon. Friend the Minister. He certainly listened and went further than some of us anticipated on tail docking, allowing us a full debate even if, in my opinion, we came to slightly the wrong conclusion—we live to fight another day. My hon. Friend has made it clear throughout that he did not want the Bill to become a Christmas tree Bill—as he described it—to which we could all stick our baubles. I look forward to the resolution of issues such as electric shock collars, snares and the keeping of primates as pets.