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Westminster Hall
Legislation on Dangerous Dogs - Mon 27 Nov 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Nick Fletcher (Con - Don Valley) From 1 February 2024, it will be a criminal offence to own an XL bully dog in England and Wales unless - Speech Link
2: Christina Rees (Ind - Neath) criminal offence to own an XL bully in England or Wales without a certificate of exemption.Dogs suspected - Speech Link
3: Robert Goodwill (Con - Scarborough and Whitby) I saw a report in the paper—I will not refer to the specific case—where a dog was used in an attack, - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Violence Reduction, Policing and Criminal Justice - Wed 15 Nov 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Alex Chalk (Con - Cheltenham) , car theft, criminal damage and shoplifting.At the heart of the Government’s legislative programme for - Speech Link
2: Alex Chalk (Con - Cheltenham) criminal offence of possessing a bladed article with the intent to use it in unlawful violence. - Speech Link
3: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) In many cases, the signal that Ministers and their colleagues have been putting out has not been a dog - Speech Link
4: Diana Johnson (Lab - Kingston upon Hull North) Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham), has also called for a spiking offence. - Speech Link
5: Paul Holmes (Con - Eastleigh) ; it is a working-class, ex-railway town that has specific issues with crime. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
King’s Speech - Wed 08 Nov 2023
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Lord Bellamy (Con - Life peer) We are determined to put a stop to this and will therefore introduce a specific offence of organising - Speech Link
2: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab - Life peer) We will also create a specific new offence of assault against retail workers. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (LD - Life peer) For example, measures to address dog theft more seriously and the import of puppy-farmed dogs were in - Speech Link
4: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) We will create a new specific offence of assault against retail workers, because everyone has the right - Speech Link
5: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) It is important to mention that stalking is a criminal offence. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Under-age Vaping - Wed 12 Jul 2023
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Kirsten Oswald (SNP - East Renfrewshire) She said that whenever she was out walking with her dog she saw these disposables discarded everywhere - Speech Link
2: Virendra Sharma (LAB - Ealing, Southall) By not bringing through that important reform, the Government are providing safe harbour for criminal - Speech Link
3: Caroline Nokes (CON - Romsey and Southampton North) I take real offence to the Elfbar name, because I think it sounds somewhat like “health bar”, if not - Speech Link
4: Richard Foord (LDEM - Tiverton and Honiton) in the theft of vapes from our local Morrisons supermarket, which is just a short walk from Tiverton - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 06 Jul 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Suzanne Webb (CON - Stourbridge) If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. - Speech Link
2: Thérèse Coffey (CON - Suffolk Coastal) Regulations do require commercial dog breeders to hold a valid licence from their local authority, and - Speech Link
3: Thérèse Coffey (CON - Suffolk Coastal) Stealing a pet is already a criminal offence, and we know the devastating impact that pet theft can have - Speech Link
4: Amy Callaghan (SNP - East Dunbartonshire) Bearing in mind the escalating number of dangerous dog attacks, including the death of a dog, Sula, in - Speech Link
5: Tonia Antoniazzi (LAB - Gower) of Justice about how we can make Jade’s law a reality? - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) - Wed 21 Jun 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Marsha De Cordova (LAB - Battersea) abductions of dogs an offence? - Speech Link
2: Alex Davies-Jones (LAB - Pontypridd) to be a specific offence. - Speech Link
3: Anna Firth (CON - Southend West) As things currently stand, a dog owner is not liable for any form of criminal prosecution when their - Speech Link
4: Ben Lake (PC - Ceredigion) to prosecution and to serve as a deterrent to other dog owners, so that they make sure that they keep - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
Committee stageLords Hansrd - Tue 09 May 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: None amounting to an offence if—(i) proceedings have been brought against the person for that offence in - Speech Link
2: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (CON - Life peer) CMPs do not require a criminal prosecution and involve far less cost to the justice system than criminal - Speech Link
3: Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (CON - Life peer) As I mentioned, we now have SAMLA and the ability to tailor a specific sanctions regime using secondary - Speech Link
4: Lord Cromwell (CB - Excepted Hereditary) that old Roman mosaic: “Cave canem—beware of the dog”. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Antisocial Behaviour in Town Centres - Wed 26 Apr 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Ian Lavery (LAB - Wansbeck) There is theft taking place in the shops. There is vandalism. - Speech Link
2: Paulette Hamilton (LAB - Birmingham, Erdington) A third is scared to walk with his dog in the local park. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) It was a wise and helpful intervention, which I think can make a difference. - Speech Link
4: Sarah Jones (LAB - Croydon Central) Respect orders will create a new criminal offence for adults who have repeatedly committed antisocial - Speech Link
5: Sarah Dines (CON - Derbyshire Dales) I will make a little more progress first. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 20 Apr 2023
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Marsha De Cordova (LAB - Battersea) Many of my constituents in Battersea have been victims of car theft, a distressing and disruptive ordeal - Speech Link
2: Pauline Latham (CON - Mid Derbyshire) The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022, which is now in force, has made it a criminal - Speech Link
3: Kevin Brennan (LAB - Cardiff West) They also told me that they were beginning to suffer from abuse because of the dog-whistle politics on - Speech Link
4: Penny Mordaunt (CON - Portsmouth North) I suggest that he raises this specific issue at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office questions - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Public Order Bill
Report stage: Part 1 - Mon 30 Jan 2023
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Sandhurst (CON - Excepted Hereditary) It does not make it a strict offence to obstruct the highway. - Speech Link
2: Lord Paddick (LDEM - Life peer) For example, Section 25 of the Theft Act 1968 states:“A person shall be guilty of an offence if, when - Speech Link
3: None included within the new criminal offence. - Speech Link
4: Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (LAB - Life peer) included within the new criminal offence. - Speech Link