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Animal Welfare Bill

Debate on bills on Monday, 23 October 2006, in the House of Lords.
Animal Welfare Bill. Lords Report stage. Concluded. Bill printed as amended (HL BIll 156).

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

685 c995-1055 

Session

2005-06

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Legislative stage

Report stage

Procedure

New clauses

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Related items

Animal Welfare Bill. As amended in Grand Committee (HL)
Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Rooker | 685 c1055 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 54 and 55: Page 35, line 12, leave out ““64”” and insert ““64(1) and (2)”” ...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1055 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 52: Page 45, line 18, leave out ““36”” and insert ““36(1)”” On Question, amen...

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Lord Rooker | 685 c1055 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 53: Page 35, line 4, at end insert- ““(3) Section 33(9) shall apply in relatio...
Countess of Mar | 685 c1050 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the noble Baroness in the amendment. Like her, I am an honorary associate of the...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1051 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister. As I explained to noble Lords, we had intended to raise thi...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1050-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on that latter point I absolutely agree. I suspect I shall not be able to deal with it now...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1048 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 40: After Clause 43, insert the following new clause- ““43A ORDERS FOR REIMBUR...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1054-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 51: Page 33, line 14, at end insert- ““(2A) No order under section 17(1) shall...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1052 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we do not think the Bill will impose additional financial burdens on local authorities. Th...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1052 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for that clarification. I am glad to have it on the record. The Minister has...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1052-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 41: Page 40, line 5, after first ““to”” insert ““the issue of”” The noble Lor...
Lord Rooker | 685 c998 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 1: Page 4, line 3, at end insert ““, that the first and second conditions ment...
Duke of Montrose | 685 c995-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. A1: Page 3, line 4, insert- ““(f) whether the practice was a part of tradition...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c996-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the arrival of Report stage of this extremely important Bill, and look for...
Lord Rooker | 685 c997 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Duke for the way in which he introduced his amendment. I believ...
Duke of Montrose | 685 c997-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for clarifying the point. I am sure we had all taken it for granted t...
Earl of Onslow | 685 c1015 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree that there should be some control over who should win prizes. In 1948, I won a goa...
Lord Bilston | 685 c1016 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had hoped that the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, would have been persuaded by the very po...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1016-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am on the side of the goldfish. Our tradition of giving goldfish as prizes at funfairs w...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1013-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, procedure apart, I apologise if any Member of the House feels that I have been misleading ...
Lord Pendry | 685 c1014 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 8: Page 7, line 19, at end insert- ““( ) Nothing in this section applies to th...
Duke of Montrose | 685 c1014-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments Nos. 11 and 12, in my name and that of my noble friend Lady By...
Lord Pendry | 685 c1018 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. I am pleased that people in his office are still talk...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1018-9 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 9: Page 7, line 43, at end insert- ““( ) An inspector may amend an improvement...
Lord Higgins | 685 c1019 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it seems a very long time since Second Reading when my noble friend and I raised this issu...
Lord Lipsey | 685 c1023-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am of course aware of the words of the Companion on Peers who have, "““an interest that ...
Lord Lucas | 685 c1026-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, whatever we do, I hope that the Government will build in to the system a continued incenti...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1020 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with that helpful answer, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, wit...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1021-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 10: After Clause 10, insert the following new clause- ““GREYHOUND WELFARE (1) ...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1020 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and to noble Lords who have supported the amendment. This ma...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1020 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will include that question in the advice that I receive but, as I said, there is nothing...
Lord Donoughue | 685 c1019 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am a trustee of the International League for the Protection of Horses and can confirm th...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1019-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not know until I came to the Bill that Clause 10, to which the amendment relates, wa...
Lord Kirkhill | 685 c1027 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Byford. She is right to raise t...
Earl of Onslow | 685 c1006 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an enormous interest in that I run a shoot 10 days a year, and we put down quite...
Lord Kimball | 685 c1006 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should declare an interest as the deputy president of the Countryside Alliance. I shall ...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1006-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is another area in which I can report a modest amount of progress to the House. Under...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1007-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall ignore that remark. We intend to set up a working group before the end of the year...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1008 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that overall very positive reply. Since the start of the Bill, as...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1008 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I realise that in some ways I did not answer any of the noble Baroness’s questions. I have...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1008 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister. Overall, I believe that we have reached a very positive place with t...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1008-10 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 7: Page 7, line 13, at end insert- ““( ) For the purposes of identifying an an...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1010 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also spoke on this issue in Committee, when we discussed in depth caught wild birds and ...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1010-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I confirm that that is the case. I assure the noble Baroness that we consider the matter t...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1012 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, naturally, I am disappointed by the Minister’s reply. I took very much to heart last year ...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1012 (Link to this contribution) No, my Lords, that is an unfair description of what I said and is not accurate. We have drafted the ...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1013 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Baroness continues her reply, in my comments on her amendment, I repeated...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 685 c1013 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Earl either misunderstood me or I expressed myself badly. I drew attention to bo...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1013 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may speak briefly and I will not be incorrect again. I just wish to say that if ...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 685 c1013 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have allowed there to be as much flexibility as the Government normally allow on such an...
Earl Ferrers | 685 c1013 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I misheard the noble Baroness, Lady Farrington, but did she say that that was more...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c999-1000 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 5: After Clause 8, insert the following new clause- ““CIRCUS ANIMALS (1) For t...
Baroness Fookes | 685 c1001 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the moderate amendment that has been proposed. It is moderate because, lik...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 685 c999 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must remind the House that this is Report and the Minister has responded. I am being as ...
Baroness Fookes | 685 c999 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry to bring a discordant note into the proceedings. I have long opposed the dockin...
Lord Rooker | 685 c999 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 2 to 4: Page 4, line 9, leave out ““and (b) that it”” and insert- ““(4B) The...
Lord Rooker | 685 c999 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I paused before I answered the noble Countess in case any other noble Lord was getting up....
Lord Rooker | 685 c998 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not specifically know how the animals will be identified. I imagine vets would have t...
Countess of Mar | 685 c998 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, declare in interest: I am a partner in our small family farm and we have livestock...
Lord Christopher | 685 c1005-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I acknowledge that it is important to distinguish between what I will call ““traditional””...
Duke of Montrose | 685 c1005 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer, said, we considered this issue in ...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1003-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 6: After Clause 8, insert the following new clause- ““GAME BIRDS (1) The Secre...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1003 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for that. From the tone of my reply, he will gather that I am still n...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1003 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will certainly provide all the details and the membership of the working groups. I must ...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1003 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. The objective sought cannot be achieved under the Bill...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1002-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this issue has been debated at every stage of the Bill. It is good to report, although I a...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1001-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we, too, look favourably on the amendment. As the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Chilthorn...
Lord Christopher | 685 c1001 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, support the amendment, which is moderate. I share the views of my colleague that t...
Countess of Mar | 685 c1001 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, support the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer. She has been an excel...
Lord Christopher | 685 c1031-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, on tabling the amendment, and I apologise ...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1032-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had a fascinating debate with 12 speakers. This is another issue—and I do not say ...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1030-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, said that she tabled her amendment as a reaction to the a...
Lord Lipsey | 685 c1029 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to set the noble Lord’s mind at rest on the matter of independent tracks. Th...
Earl of Onslow | 685 c1028 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that a very large percentage of greyhounds are bred in Ireland—and I am sure tha...
Lord Kimball | 685 c1028-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am particularly interested in subsection (2)(c) of my noble friend’s amendment, on the, ...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1034-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response, which I thought was very measured. I total...
Lord Hoyle | 685 c1027-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on the measures he has taken since his appointment and on the ...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1039 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply, which satisfies me. I beg leave to withdraw the amendm...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1039-40 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 14: Page 8, line 29, at end insert- ““( ) Regulations promoting the welfare of...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1040-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should just like to comment that more and more provision is being made through secondary...
Lord Williams of Elvel | 685 c1036 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, let me be clear that the noble Baroness accepts that it will be a matter for the Minister ...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1036 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, slightly tongue in cheek I accept what the noble Lord says; he has been in this House a lo...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1037-8 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 13: After Clause 11, insert the following new clause- ““PET FAIRS (1) A person...
Duke of Montrose | 685 c1038 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are glad to see that the noble Baroness has tabled this amendment. It is a beefed-out v...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1036 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I understand that, but the Minister has made us an offer, if I can describe it as that—it ...
Lord Williams of Elvel | 685 c1036 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Baroness sits down, I am sure that she is aware of the new guidance in th...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1043 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 25: Page 11, line 24, at end insert- ““(3) Before making an order under subsec...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1043 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 16 to 18: Page 10, line 25, leave out ““such persons”” Page 10, line 25, a...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1043 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 22 to 24: Page 11, line 14, leave out ““such persons”” Page 11, line 14, a...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1045 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 27 to 29: Page 13, line 28, leave out ““An order under”” and insert ““The po...
Duke of Montrose | 685 c1044-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for presenting the detail of the amendments. It is good that the amen...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1045 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on the day this clause was dealt with in Committee, my noble friends Lord Greaves and Lord...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1042-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for explaining his amendments. We are very pleased to suppor...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1041-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is a strong case for considering the point just made by the noble Baroness, Lady Mil...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1046-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall break the habit of a lifetime and say that I would love to be able to accept the a...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1047 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thought the word ““using”” had been removed from the amendment and that it referred just...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1048 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister. I am sorry about the confusion—our original amendment contained the ...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1048 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 35 and 36: Page 19, line 25, after ““disqualification”” insert ““imposed by ...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1048 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 37 to 39: Page 23, line 17, after ““36”” insert ““or”” Page 23, line 17, a...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1046 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 31 to 33: Page 18, line 8, leave out ““this section”” and insert ““subsectio...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1045-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 30: After Clause 20, insert the following new clause- ““20A ORDERS UNDER SECTI...
Baroness Fookes | 685 c1046 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a most sensible suggestion. It is rather more than small, as my noble friend said....
Baroness Byford | 685 c1046 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 34: Page 19, line 2, at end insert ““, and ( ) from riding or driving animals”...
Lord Kirkhill | 685 c1001 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the noble Baroness and agree with all her remarks. As I said more than once in C...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1043-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 26: Page 12, line 37, at end insert- ““( ) A person affected by a decision und...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1043 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 15: Page 10, line 1, at end insert- ““( ) Before making regulations under this...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1048-50 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 40A: Page 29, line 17, at end insert- ““( ) Where a person, other than a state...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1053-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 42 to 48: Page 40, line 5, leave out ““issued”” Page 40, line 6, after ““t...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1047-8 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness is quite right, my Lords. The amendment does refer to ““riding or driving””. It i...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 685 c1015-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, our debate about goldfish in Committee allowed us to have some heated debate and some ligh...
Baroness Fookes | 685 c1027 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am minded to support my noble friend Lady Byford, because, despite the points eloquently...
Baroness Byford | 685 c1013 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry but I am replying to the noble Baroness. Am I not allowed to?
Lord Bilston | 685 c1029-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should like to make a couple of comments on what is a very important issue. I congratula...
Lord Rooker | 685 c1038-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can give the commitments the noble Baroness asked for regarding the dates without reserv...
Baroness Byford | 685 c998 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on our behalf and that of my noble friend Lord Soulsby, I thank the Government for looking...
Viscount Falkland | 685 c1030 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have heard of the good will of the noble Lord and all those involved with greyhound rac...

Subjects

Animal housing
Animal welfare
Codes of practice
Abuse
Birds
Appeals
Cattle
Circuses
Licensing
Inspections
Dogs
Greyhound racing
Domestic animals
Game
Powers of entry
Livestock
Pets
Registration
Standards
Sales
Sheep
Zoos
RSPCA
Veterinary services
State Veterinary Service
Prizes
Greyhounds
Goldfish

Legislation

Animal Welfare Bill 2005-06

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