Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill Debate
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(7 months, 1 week ago)
Commons ChamberI am grateful to my hon. Friend, and I am also grateful to all my colleagues who have supported the legislation during its passage through the House.
I will give way to my hon. Friend, but I will come back to the hon. Lady.
Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker.
Given the hugely impressive list that the Minister has just read out, putting the United Kingdom in the vanguard of animal welfare matters—and this is yet another piece of trailblazing legislation to add to that—is there any indication that our former European Union partners are intending to follow suit and up their game in this regard when it comes to the transport of live animals?
As my hon. Friend will know, I am not responsible for EU legislation. During conversations with friends in the EU, I have been told that they are currently looking at the issue of live animal transport, but that is, of course, a matter for them.