All 2 Debates between Christian Matheson and Theresa Villiers

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Debate between Christian Matheson and Theresa Villiers
Thursday 31st October 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa Villiers Portrait Theresa Villiers
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We will be pressing ahead with the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill so that horrific crimes like that can meet with the appropriate punishment. We are consulting on compulsory microchipping for cats to ensure that lost pets can be reunited with their owners, and we have also banned third party sales of kittens and puppies.

Christian Matheson Portrait Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)
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One way of preventing animal cruelty would be to tighten the law on illegal foxhunting. Will Ministers undertake to introduce a system of monitoring before the foxhunting season starts in order to find out just how many illegal killings are taking place, so that we know how to address the problem?

Theresa Villiers Portrait Theresa Villiers
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As my right hon. Friend the Minister of State has said, we believe that it is crucial for all our laws to be properly enforced, including the Hunting Act, and we will continue to engage with the appropriate authorities to ensure that that is the case.

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Debate between Christian Matheson and Theresa Villiers
Thursday 25th July 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Theresa Villiers Portrait Theresa Villiers
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In July, we published the Government’s response to the consultation on consistency in household and business recycling collections in England. The response sets out plans to legislate to ensure consistency between local authorities, which is vital to ensuring that we raise recycling rates, and to people having a consistent picture and a better understanding of the most effective ways to recycle.

Christian Matheson Portrait Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)
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T4. Will the Minister work with other Government Departments to establish a mandatory register for foxhunts and a mandatory reporting system for the killing of foxes, so we can see just how widespread this lawbreaking actually is?