Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL]

My Lords, I welcome this Bill as I have always believed that animals are sentient beings and that...

My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Gardner of Parkes, who is next on the speakers’ list, has with...

My Lords, this is a significant Bill, which, in general, I support. It can have good consequences...

My Lords, it is an honour to follow the noble Lord, Lord Trees, who obviously has a brilliant aca...

My Lords, the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill would enshrine the recognition of the sentience of ...

The noble Earl, Lord Shrewsbury, has withdrawn from the debate, so I call the next speaker, the n...

My Lords, I am pleased and proud to take part in this debate. I warmly welcome the Animal Welfare...

My Lords, I am content with the Bill, the gist of its purpose and the role that the proposed comm...

I am delighted to follow my noble friend and contribute to this debate. I declare my interests, a...

My Lords, animal sentience is a fact, not a principle, let alone a policy. We have recognised thi...

My Lords, I first declare an interest in farming in that my family farms, but I am handing everyt...

My Lords, I have heard a large number of quite excellent speeches—some funny, some learned—and I ...

My Lords, I propose to speak in favour of electric dog-training collars and against non-stun hala...

My Lords, I regret that my noble friend the Minister has been landed with this as his first Bill ...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, and to take part in this wid...

My Lords, this is an important Bill, and I thank all those who have spoken in the debate today. W...

I am very grateful to your Lordships for insightful and constructive contributions to today’s deb...