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Written Question
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
Thursday 27th April 2023

Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, whether the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will (a) return to Parliament before the end of the 2022-23 Session or (b) be carried over into Session 2023-24.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

We have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and we continue to strengthen these even further. Since 2010 we have:

  • Introduced new regulations for minimum standards for meat chickens;
  • Banned the use of conventional battery cages for laying hens;
  • Made CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses in England;
  • Made microchipping mandatory for dogs in 2015;
  • Modernised our licensing system for a range of activities such as dog breeding and pet sales;
  • Protected service animals via ‘Finn’s Law’;
  • Banned the commercial third-party sales of puppies and kittens (‘Lucy’s Law’);
  • Passed the Wild Animals in Circuses Act;
  • Led work to implement humane trapping standards;
  • Passed the Animal Sentience Act;
  • Passed the Ivory Act;
  • Increased maximum sentences for animal cruelty from six months to five years’ imprisonment;
  • Delivering one of the toughest bans in the world on the import of hunting trophies;
  • Supporting a Bill to ban the import and export of detached shark fins and shark fin products;
  • Supporting a Bill to prohibit the advertising and offering for sale, here, of unacceptably low welfare activities involving wild animals;

We recognise the strong support for getting provisions in the Kept Animals Bill onto the statute book and we are fully committed to delivering our manifesto commitments on animal welfare. All future business will be announced in the usual way.

Written Question
Opposition Days: Government Responses
Monday 6th March 2023

Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Written Statement of 26 October 2017, HCWS199 on Opposition Day Debates, if she will adopt the approach taken by her predecessor that when a motion tabled by an Opposition party has been approved by the House, the relevant Minister will respond to the resolution of the House by making a statement no more than 12 weeks after the debate.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

It is vital that the Government sets out its position on matters and this is usually done during the debate, in particular in the Minister’s closing remarks that respond to the points that have been raised. The Government will always listen carefully to the views of the House and will continue to make regular oral or written statements to announce policy developments, provide updates and respond to events.

Written Question
Delegated Legislation: Parliamentary Scrutiny
Thursday 2nd March 2023

Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)

Question to the Leader of the House:

To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to her oral contribution of 23 February, Official Report column 329, if she will review the procedures for scrutiny of delegated legislation in this House.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

The Government is fully committed to a strong parliament that effectively scrutinises legislation. However, the procedures and processes of the House, including those for the scrutiny of legislation, are ultimately a matter for the House and any change should be carefully considered, often following the recommendations of the Procedure Committee. Should the Procedure Committee choose to look further at the scrutiny process for delegated legislation, the Government will of course consider any recommendations carefully.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Business of the House

"If the Government are going to continue to ignore the outcome of votes on Opposition days, or not participate in them, what is the point of Opposition days?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Points of Order

"On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Lest I be accused of misleading the House—and given that I am serving on the Procedure Committee, which is currently conducting an inquiry into correcting the record—may I clarify what I said to the Leader of the House? Aberdeen is in fact …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Business of the House

"I thank the Leader of the House for her assistance with the constituency cases I raised last week, but I do not think that business questions should be turning into an alternative Home Office surgery. She advised my office team to get in touch and make a Home Office surgery …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Oct 2022
Business of the House

"I am afraid that I too have to ask for a debate about the Home Office’s not taking its responsibilities seriously. I have two refugee constituents who, for different reasons, are stuck in two different countries and have had their travel documents lost or stolen. They both have significant childcare …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Business of the House

"Given the Prime Minister’s announcement that she intends to stand down, I wonder how wise it is to proceed with much of the business that the Leader of the House has announced for next week, not least the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill. That Bill is of massive …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Oct 2022
Business of the House

"Scotland is a nation of animal lovers, and constituents in Glasgow North want to see the highest standards of animal welfare and nature protection enforced across these islands. There is growing concern about the Government’s intentions when it comes to improving such protections, so can the Leader of the House …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 Oct 2022
Voting by Proxy (Amendment and Extension)

"I think that there is only one Amy Callaghan, and the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire has just proven that with one of the most eloquent speeches that many of us will have heard in this House. I congratulate her immensely on everything that she has achieved.

I think the …..."
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