Lords Chamber
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill
2nd reading - Wed 21 Feb 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Con - Life peer) This has caused longer travel times for the animals regionally. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) have differences—again, an animal welfare issue—came after assurances from the Secretary of State that pets - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD - Life peer) not: banning puppy smuggling, amending the Zoo Licensing Act 1981, banning the keeping of primates as pets - Speech Link
4: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) For example, pigs can become very travel sick, even on very short journeys. - Speech Link
5: Lord Douglas-Miller (Con - Life peer) manifesto commitments, which are to crack down on illegal puppy smuggling, ban the keeping of primates as pets - Speech Link

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Westminster Hall
Animal Testing - Mon 19 Feb 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) hunting with dogs, to the Animal Welfare Act 2006, which put in place strong domestic protections for pets - Speech Link
2: Andrew Griffith (Con - Arundel and South Downs) called that “mess of complexity”, but that does not mean that we are not clear about the direction of travel - Speech Link

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Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Feb. 14 2024

Source Page: Living in Algeria
Document: Living in Algeria (webpage)

Found: Before you go See our Algeria travel advice for up-to-date information on entry requirements, local laws

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Non-Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Animal and Plant Health Agency

Feb. 13 2024

Source Page: FOI/EIR responses published by APHA: May 2023
Document: Illegal Puppy imports 2018 - 2022 (PDF)

Found: include some smuggled animals, it also includes: •pet animals that arrive at UK airports and during the pets

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Lords Chamber
Windsor Framework (Constitutional Status of Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 - Tue 13 Feb 2024
Northern Ireland Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness O'Loan (XB - Life peer) range of areas such as medicines, customs, the transportation of goods, agri-food, the movement of pets - Speech Link
2: Lord Morrow (DUP - Life peer) Goods that do not travel through the red lane will have to travel through the green lane—aka the UK internal - Speech Link
3: Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated - Life peer) must be based on a balance of consumption and production.The ultimate destination of the inputs that travel - Speech Link
4: None Sometimes those of us from Northern Ireland who travel to this place will complain about our journey. - Speech Link

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Departmental Publication (Policy and Engagement)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Feb. 12 2024

Source Page: EM on EU legislation concerning rabies testing (C(2023)7658)
Document: EM on EU legislation concerning rabies testing (PDF)

Found: Rabies testing is required for pets mov ing from unlisted countries into EU Member States.

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Select Committee

2024-02-05 16:00:00+00:00

Oral Evidence Feb. 05 2024

Inquiry: Disabled people in the housing sector
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee (Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities)

Found: That seems to be the direction of travel through the legislation, so we need to utilise it.

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