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Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Thu 18 Jul 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bshp - Bishops) (Livestock Exports) Act that the import of animals and animal product raised under welfare standards - Speech Link
2: Lord Gascoigne (Con - Life peer) Before the election, Labour said many things on animal welfare, yet where is the ban on trophy hunting - Speech Link
3: Baroness Scott of Needham Market (LD - Life peer) You cannot go out and take the dog for a walk without somebody stopping you and bending your ear about - Speech Link
4: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) I am sure noble Lords know that animal welfare is a cause very close to my heart, and the Government - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
E-scooters: Deaths and Serious Injuries - Wed 22 May 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) I am president and have been chair of PACTS—the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, - Speech Link
2: Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) Some countries have been more adept at meeting the safety, security and welfare challenges. - Speech Link
3: Simon Lightwood (LAB - Wakefield) I would like to thank him for his tireless work and leadership as president of the Parliamentary Advisory - Speech Link
4: Anthony Browne (Con - South Cambridgeshire) I know that as president of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety he has done a lot - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 10 May 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Baroness Featherstone (LD - Life peer) protect animals and their habitats, and to be aware of such matters throughout their lives.On animal welfare - Speech Link
2: Lord Camoys (Con - Excepted Hereditary) conservation projects in Nepal for over 30 years, as well as being a member of the international advisory - Speech Link
3: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) project that would inspire future generations of architects.Advances in our understanding of animal welfare - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Partner and Spousal Visas: Minimum Income - Tue 23 Apr 2024
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) It is extraordinary that the Government did not even consult the Migration Advisory Committee before - Speech Link
2: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) His own Migration Advisory Committee advised against it. - Speech Link
3: Hywel Williams (PC - Arfon) That figure was recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee and, even at that point, it said that - Speech Link
4: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) We know that it did not come from the Migration Advisory Committee. - Speech Link
5: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) Why did the Minister not ask the Migration Advisory Committee for its views? - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Pet Abduction Bill
Report stage - Fri 19 Apr 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Christopher Chope (Con - Christchurch) , the person who took or detained the dog, the person from whom lawful control was taken and the dog - Speech Link
2: Lisa Cameron (Con - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) advisory welfare group. - Speech Link
3: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) I loved that little dog dearly. - Speech Link
4: Anna Firth (Con - Southend West) Animal welfare unites this House. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Large-scale Solar Farms - Thu 18 Apr 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham) ahead, agricultural products will have to come from countries where the environmental and animal welfare - Speech Link
2: Andrew Bowie (Con - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) During the examination, the views of interested parties, which will include advisory bodies and local - Speech Link
3: Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham) Let us imagine: you own a house in a rural village, such as Scopwick, and when you walk your dog in the - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
RNLI Bicentenary - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Duncan Baker (Con - North Norfolk) Whether it is the influx of tourists over the summer or the regular beach enthusiasts and dog walkers - Speech Link
2: Chris Stephens (SNP - Glasgow South West) Both the smaller Glasgow Humane Society and the larger RNLI have added the roles of being advisory and - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
2nd reading - Fri 15 Mar 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Neil Hudson (Con - Penrith and The Border) lot about animal health and welfare and cropped dogs, so let me mention the XL Bully dog, which has had - Speech Link
2: Jane Hunt (Con - Loughborough) and the most intelligent dog ever; and Brooke, our adopted dog, who is possibly the most loving and - Speech Link
3: Jane Stevenson (Con - Wolverhampton North East) dog advisory welfare group, this issue is very close to my heart. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Animal Testing - Mon 19 Feb 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) A recent report from the Animals in Science Regulation Unit described “deeply troubling” animal welfare - Speech Link
2: Elliot Colburn (Con - Carshalton and Wallington) I want to pick up again the point about animal welfare. - Speech Link
3: Patricia Gibson (SNP - North Ayrshire and Arran) It is also past time that we worked internationally to better animal welfare standards globally. - Speech Link
4: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) Animal welfare and the love of animals are at the heart of British society and culture. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Conversion Therapy Prohibition (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Bill [HL] - Fri 09 Feb 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Robathan (Con - Life peer) I had just trained a dog and had put that down as an interest, so we talked a lot about it. - Speech Link
2: Lord Cashman (Lab - Life peer) I say to the Government Whip that I have an advisory speaking time of five minutes. - Speech Link
3: Lord Harlech (Con - Excepted Hereditary) This is a very impassioned debate and the speaking time is of course advisory, but I remind the House - Speech Link
4: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) The final report of that expert advisory group unanimously recommended a comprehensive ban and a suite - Speech Link