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7 Jul 2025, 3:20 p.m. - House of Lords "elections in Scotland and Wales Bill, the animal welfare import of dogs, cats and ferrets Bill, the " Lord Coaker, The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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7 Jul 2025, 3:21 p.m. - House of Lords "the contrary, "Not content". The contents have it. >> Animal welfare import of dogs cats and ferrets Bill, I beg to move that this bill be read a first time. >> The question is that this bill be " Business of the House - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Sep 2025, 10:51 a.m. - House of Lords "the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill. " Legislation: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill – second reading - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Sep 2025, 10:51 a.m. - House of Lords "very honoured to present the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill to the house today. " Lord Trees (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Wednesday 14th May 2025 9:25 a.m. Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Debate Subject: To consider the Bill View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
27 speeches (12,630 words) Friday 5th September 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Lord Trees (XB - Life peer) a range of animal health and welfare issues.I am honoured to present the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
1 speech (1 words) 1st reading Monday 7th July 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
56 speeches (12,635 words) 3rd reading Friday 4th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
35 speeches (10,578 words) 3rd reading Friday 4th July 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice) him that his party had 14 years in which to support Bills like this and the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
62 speeches (12,074 words) Committee stage Wednesday 14th May 2025 - Public Bill Committees Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Danny Chambers (LD - Winchester) according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech |
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Business without Debate
0 speeches (None words) Monday 12th May 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: None (a) Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Ways and Means; and (b) Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Cats Protection APH0071 - Animal and plant health Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: vast majority of UK cat owners and would help to curb kitten smuggling. 4 Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill |
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Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Dogs Trust APH0130 - Animal and plant health Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: Dogs Trust strongly supports the recently tabled Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill |
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Cats and Dogs: Transport
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford) Tuesday 29th April 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reduce the number of dogs permitted to travel across international borders to three per non-commercial vehicle. Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government is supporting the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill. The Bill will close loopholes in the non-commercial pet travel rules that are abused by unscrupulous traders by reducing the number of dogs, cats and ferrets that can enter Great Britain in one non-commercial movement to five per vehicle or three per foot or air passenger. |
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Animals: Hunting and Smuggling
Asked by: Sojan Joseph (Labour - Ashford) Tuesday 29th April 2025 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward measures to ban (a) trophy hunting and (b) animal smuggling. Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The Government committed to a hunting trophy import ban of endangered animals in its manifesto and we will deliver on this. Defra is engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure that we can deliver on this commitment in the most effective way.
As outlined in our manifesto, we are committed to ending puppy smuggling. The Government is supporting the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by the hon. Member for Winchester. The Bill will close loopholes in the non-commercial pet travel rules that are abused by unscrupulous traders and give the government powers to prevent the supply of low-welfare pets to the United Kingdom. We are fully supportive of this Bill and would like to see it pass through both Houses as soon as Parliamentary time allows. |
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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 117 of 2024-25 - LLN-2025-0033
Aug. 13 2025 Found: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 117 of 2024-25 |
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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 2024-25 - CBP-10294
Jul. 02 2025 Found: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 2024-25 |
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Scrap the proposed ban on importing puppies under 6 months old Petition Open - 38 SignaturesSign this petition 16 Dec 2025 closes in 3 months, 1 week We urge Parliament to stop the part of the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill that bans puppy imports under 6 months. We would like the Government to maintain the current legal age of 15 weeks, to allow families to reunite with puppies safely and lawfully. Found: We urge Parliament to stop the part of the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill that |
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Cats APPG Document: APGOCATS Inaugural Meeting – 12 November 2024 Found: , highlighting the previous Bill in the last parliamentary session – the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill |
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Cats APPG Document: APGOCATS Spring Meeting (AGM) – 19 March 2024 Found: - Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Cats Protection- Secretariat The Animal |
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Intergovernmental activity update Q2 2025
Thursday 31st July 2025 This update gives an overview of intergovernmental activity of relevance to the Scottish Parliament between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive during quarter two (April to June) of 2025. View source webpage Found: Metrology Bill - second supplementary memorandum 29 May 2025 Consent recommended Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill |
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The intergovernmental relations 'reset': one year on
Thursday 31st July 2025 One year on from the 2024 UK General Election, this briefing examines progress and developments relevant to the UK Government's commitment to 'reset' its relationship with the devolved Governments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The briefing focuses particularly on intergovernmental relations between the UK and Scottish Governments. View source webpage Found: Scotland and Wales) Bill Consent recommended 25 June 2025 Consent granted Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill |
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Decision Time
14 speeches (19,343 words) Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) 18077, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on a legislative consent motion on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech |
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Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
13 speeches (16,681 words) Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) 18077, in the name of Jim Fairlie, on the legislative consent motion for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech 2: Fairlie, Jim (SNP - Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) proposed.I move,That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech 3: Grant, Rhoda (Lab - Highlands and Islands) The UK Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill proposes to make puppy and kitten smuggling - Link to Speech 4: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) That concludes the debate on the legislative consent motion for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech |
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Parliamentary Bureau Motion
19 speeches (15,579 words) Wednesday 25th June 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) the purposes of consideration of the legislative consent memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech 2: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) the purposes of consideration of the legislative consent memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech 3: Carson, Finlay (Con - Galloway and West Dumfries) standing orders in relation to the legislative consent memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill - Link to Speech |
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PDF - report Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Found: Committee The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill |
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PDF - Legislative Consent Memorandum Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Found: 1 LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 1. |
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PDF - 18 July 2025 Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Found: Committee to consider and report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs Cats and Ferrets) Bill |
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PDF - Supplementary LCM Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Found: 1 SUPPLEMENTARY LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM (MEMORANDUM NO.2) Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill |
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PDF - Report Inquiry: Manufacturing in Wales Found: The Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill (“the Bill”) was introduced in the House |
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PDF - WG response on LCM Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill e Inquiry: The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Found: WG response on LCM Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill e |
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PDF - Welsh Government response - Report on the LCM for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill Inquiry: Manufacturing in Wales Found: Welsh Government response - Report on the LCM for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill |
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PDF - Welsh Government response Inquiry: Manufacturing in Wales Found: Government response to Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee report on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill |