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Business of the House

Damian Hinds Excerpts
Thursday 31st October 2013

(11 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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I am only staggering to my feet because I am astonished by the effrontery of the Labour party in suggesting that special advisers might be behaving in a semi-house-trained way. What is happening under this Government bears no comparison with what happened under the last Government.

Damian Hinds Portrait Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)
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There has been a sharp increase in the fly-grazing of often badly malnourished horses, with a particular concentration in Alton, which is in my constituency. May we have a debate on this so that we can determine how local authorities can be given effective power to deal with fly-grazing quickly?

Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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My hon. Friend may wish to apply to the Backbench Business Committee—along with colleagues—or to seek an Adjournment debate, because the issue is important. There is legislation that can be used, but there are unscrupulous owners who are fly-grazing horses and putting landowners at considerable risk as a consequence.