Animal Welfare Bill. Programme motion (No 3) on proceedings on Lords amendments and subsequent stages agreed to on question (formal). Consideration of Lords amendments. Lords amendments considered and agreed to.
Animal Welfare Bill
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2005-06Legislative stage
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Ben Bradshaw | 451 c617 (Link to this contribution)
With leave of the House, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I cannot tell the hon. Gentleman where the Scottish Exe...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c617 (Link to this contribution)
These are technical amendments to ensure consistency with the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act...
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Speaker | 451 c617 (Link to this contribution)
With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos. 60 to 66.
Norman Baker | 451 c618 (Link to this contribution)
Lords amendment No. 66 deals with: "““Functions in connection with entry under section 19””."
It se...
Bill Wiggin | 451 c617-8 (Link to this contribution)
Under Lords amendment No. 64, a warrant may authorise persons to accompany an inspector. Will the Mi...
Ann Widdecombe | 451 c617 (Link to this contribution)
I thought perhaps that if the Minister gave way to me, his brain might catch up with him—and it has....
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c617 (Link to this contribution)
Perhaps the right hon. Lady will be able to help me.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c617 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c618-9 (Link to this contribution)
With leave of the House, I should like to respond first to the hon. Member for Leominster (Bill Wigg...
Bill Wiggin | 451 c615 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased with inclusion of the provision whereby a person may appeal an order of a magistrates c...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c614 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.
Speaker | 451 c614 (Link to this contribution)
With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos. 21 to 23, 27 to 29, 33, 44 to 46, 51 and 68.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c615 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid that I cannot provide that clarification at this stage, but I will write to the hon. Gen...
Bill Wiggin | 451 c614-5 (Link to this contribution)
I think that it might be helpful to the House if Members do not pronounce the ““o”” in ““Leominster”...
Speaker | 451 c615 (Link to this contribution)
With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos. 25 and 26, 30 to 32, 36 to 43 and 47 to 50.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c615 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.
Bill Wiggin | 451 c616-7 (Link to this contribution)
This seems to clarify the issues of devolution. Will the Minister tell us what effort the devolved A...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c615 (Link to this contribution)
If the hon. Gentleman will allow me, I will write to him on those matters.
Lords amendment agreed t...
Bill Wiggin | 451 c616 (Link to this contribution)
Can the Minister clarify whether someone who has been cruel and is disqualified from keeping one spe...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c616 (Link to this contribution)
The amendments are necessary in order to apply the same powers to breaches of disqualification order...
Speaker | 451 c616 (Link to this contribution)
With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos. 35, 54, 55 and 58.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c616 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c616 (Link to this contribution)
These are minor amendments that correct the relevant references to other provisions as a result of t...
Speaker | 451 c616 (Link to this contribution)
With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos. 57, 67, 69 and 70.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c616 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c616 (Link to this contribution)
With leave of the House, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I can give the hon. Gentleman the assurance that he see...
Bill Wiggin | 451 c612 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister foresee extra regulation for poultry, carp and pigeon sales, or will the present p...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c612 (Link to this contribution)
There will be an exemption from the requirement for a licence for those events, because there is no ...
Norman Baker | 451 c612-3 (Link to this contribution)
I find the Minister’s comments odd. Clearly, there are potential welfare implications in relation to...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c613 (Link to this contribution)
That is not what I said. I have tried to emphasise throughout our discussions on the Bill, when we h...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c611 (Link to this contribution)
With the leave of the House, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I will respond to the points that have been made in...
Norman Baker | 451 c611 (Link to this contribution)
If a consultation document is published on the web, for example, those who are interested will no do...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c611-2 (Link to this contribution)
I agree completely.
The hon. Member for Leominster asked which working groups are already up and ru...
Ann Widdecombe | 451 c613 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure the Minister will appreciate that one gets fat not just as a result of what one eats, but ...
Bill Wiggin | 451 c613 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister said that we will have an opportunity to be consulted on the codes but he did not clari...
David Drew | 451 c609 (Link to this contribution)
Like my hon. Friend, I spent many an hour on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill. It is interes...
David Lepper | 451 c608-9 (Link to this contribution)
Although I did not have the privilege of serving on the Standing Committee considering the Bill, lik...
Norman Baker | 451 c608 (Link to this contribution)
We could, indeed, end up with that, but I suspect that you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, would rule me out of...
Bill Wiggin | 451 c608 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is right. However, because of the nature of the Bill, we could end up with differ...
David Drew | 451 c610 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that the working party that has been set up to discuss the arrangements fo...
Shona McIsaac | 451 c610 (Link to this contribution)
As many hon. Members have said, the Bill is a major step forward for animal welfare, because it upda...
Viscount Hailsham | 451 c609-10 (Link to this contribution)
I rise simply to support the determination of the Government to consult, as reflected in Lords amend...
David Lepper | 451 c609 (Link to this contribution)
I certainly agree with my hon. Friend. At an earlier stage in the consideration of the Bill, I drew ...
Shona McIsaac | 451 c610-1 (Link to this contribution)
I certainly agree that it would be useful to know the terms of reference of the working group, which...
Ann Widdecombe | 451 c605 (Link to this contribution)
I shall concentrate on two issues. First, regulations are usually designed to give effect to a Bill ...
Eric Martlew | 451 c604-5 (Link to this contribution)
The Animal Welfare Bill is a landmark Bill. It is tremendous; anybody who is involved in animal welf...
Ann Widdecombe | 451 c605-6 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady. I, as a cat owner, who has had cats that have lived to be 23 before now and w...
Speaker | 451 c603 (Link to this contribution)
With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos. 13 to 19 and 53.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c603 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.
Bill Wiggin | 451 c603-4 (Link to this contribution)
The subtle changes to the wording of the provisions for making regulations under the legislation are...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c603 (Link to this contribution)
The Lords amendments deal with the making of regulations, and give right hon. and hon. Members the o...
Kevin Brennan | 451 c607 (Link to this contribution)
Does he give you any tips?
Norman Baker | 451 c606-7 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member for Carlisle (Mr. Martlew) rightly said that this is a good Bill which is welcomed i...
Norman Baker | 451 c607-8 (Link to this contribution)
He has not given me any tips, but if he does, I shall communicate them in due course.
The right hon...
Bill Wiggin | 451 c602 (Link to this contribution)
I was slightly surprised to see that Lords amendments Nos. 10 and 11 had been made to the Bill. If t...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c602 (Link to this contribution)
Lords amendment No. 10 will ensure that there is consistency in the Bill, and addresses an anomaly t...
Speaker | 451 c602 (Link to this contribution)
With this we may discuss Lords amendment No. 11.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c602 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That this House agrees with the Lords in the said amendment.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c601-2 (Link to this contribution)
In answer to the questions posed, the list will have to be published alongside the regulations, and ...
Norman Baker | 451 c601 (Link to this contribution)
Like the right hon. and learned Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Mr. Hogg), I accept that a pr...
Viscount Hailsham | 451 c601 (Link to this contribution)
I am not against the docking of the tails of working dogs; indeed, in many cases it is wholly approp...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c602-3 (Link to this contribution)
With the leave of the House, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I shall respond to that point. One example would be...
Speaker | 451 c602 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Technically, the Minister must ask the leave of the House when he responds.
Speaker | 451 c598 (Link to this contribution)
With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos. 2 to 9 and 52.
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c599 (Link to this contribution)
I shall come on to the issue of specific types, but I specifically committed, as the right hon. and ...
Viscount Hailsham | 451 c599 (Link to this contribution)
How far down the pedigree will the authority allow vets to go? Some dogs have spaniels two or three ...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c599 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to give that reassurance. I will say a little more about pet fairs when we discuss the ti...
Viscount Hailsham | 451 c599 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister address amendment No. 2, which mentions dogs ““of a type””. What will be the posit...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c598 (Link to this contribution)
Such an important input and role, yes. I do not quite recall my right hon. Friend playing such a lar...
David Lepper | 451 c598;451 c598-9 (Link to this contribution)
As my hon. Friend will know, a number of aspects of the Bill, especially the holding of pet fairs, w...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c599-600;451 c600 (Link to this contribution)
If they did so, they would be in contravention of the Bill. I do not want to revisit the long debate...
Bill Wiggin | 451 c600-1 (Link to this contribution)
I echo the thanks from the Minister to those who have worked so hard on the Bill to ensure that it i...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c599 (Link to this contribution)
That is why we are leaving it up to the discretion of vets. They will generally take their responsib...
Eric Martlew | 451 c599 (Link to this contribution)
My concern is that the amendment could drive a coach and horses through the provisions in the Bill. ...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c613-4 (Link to this contribution)
The Committee has many other burdens and demands on its time, but if it decides that it would like t...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c598 (Link to this contribution)
Let me first take the opportunity to thank those in the other place, particularly Lady Byford, Lady ...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c617 (Link to this contribution)
Unfortunately, I have been given the wrong advice.
As this is a devolved issue, I hope that the hon...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c615 (Link to this contribution)
The amendments are of a minor and technical nature. They are designed to ensure consistency of wordi...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c614 (Link to this contribution)
The amendments respond to concerns expressed in both Houses about the perceived absence of effective...
Ben Bradshaw | 451 c613 (Link to this contribution)
I take the right hon. Lady’s point. I agree that in the debate on obesity, whether human or animal, ...
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