Ministerial statement on Thursday, 25 May 2023, in the House of Commons, led by Mark Spencer.

Animal Welfare

Statement on the Government's progress on animal welfare.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 733 cc493-503
Session: 2022-23
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill 2021-22 to 2022-23
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Bills
House of Commons; Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
Tuesday, 6 June 2023
Written questions
House of Commons; Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
Thursday, 8 June 2023
Written questions
House of Commons; Pets: Smuggling and Theft
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Written questions
House of Commons; Dogs: Import Controls
Monday, 11 September 2023
Written questions
House of Commons; Dogs: Import Controls
Monday, 11 September 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Mark Spencer | 733 cc494-6 (Link to this contribution)
With permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will provide the House with an update on the Government’s p...; Alex Sobel | 733 cc496-7 (Link to this contribution)
We were here just a few hours ago, at Environment, Food and Rural Affairs oral questions. When th...; Mark Spencer | 733 cc497-8 (Link to this contribution)
I think that was a demonstration of the games the hon. Member seeks to play and would like to pla...; Theresa Villiers | 733 c498 (Link to this contribution)
I have campaigned for more than two decades for an end to the live export of animals for slaughte...; Mark Spencer | 733 c498 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for her question, and I pay tribute to her dedication in this area. ...; Nigel Evans | 733 c498 (Link to this contribution)
I call the SNP spokesperson.; Kirsten Oswald | 733 cc498-9 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for advance sight of the statement, and I do not dispute any of the actions referre...; Mark Spencer | 733 c499 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for her questions, but also for her acknowledgement of the huge amount of p...; Laura Farris | 733 c499 (Link to this contribution)
MBR Acres is a facility in Huntingdon that breeds beagles for the purposes of animal scientific t...; Mark Spencer | 733 c499 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend will be aware that there is already an extensive amount of legislation on the stat...; Nigel Evans | 733 c499 (Link to this contribution)
I call Christian Wakeford.; Christian Wakeford | 733 c499 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.
“In our action plan for animal welfare, the Government commit...; Mark Spencer | 733 c500 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman will be aware that fur production is already banned in the UK. We launched a c...; Louie French | 733 c500 (Link to this contribution)
The UK proudly has some of the strongest animal welfare protections in the world, and my right ho...; Mark Spencer | 733 c500 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend. He will be aware that stopping puppy smuggling is a manifesto co...; Kerry McCarthy | 733 c500 (Link to this contribution)
I do not know whether the Farming Minister is watching the latest series of “Succession”—he might...; Mark Spencer | 733 c500 (Link to this contribution)
I would point the hon. Lady to our track record of introducing regulations for minimum standards ...; Anna Firth | 733 c500 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for reminding me of the work this Government have done on dog welfare, parti...; Mark Spencer | 733 c501 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend not only for drawing that to my attention now, but for doing so i...; Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi | 733 c501 (Link to this contribution)
I and many other Labour Members have long called for the kept animals Bill to be brought back to ...; Mark Spencer | 733 c501 (Link to this contribution)
That is just wrong. This demonstrates that we think there is a better and more efficient and effe...; Sammy Wilson | 733 c501 (Link to this contribution)
My constituents do not really care whether these issues are dealt with in one big Bill or a serie...; Mark Spencer | 733 c501 (Link to this contribution)
Characteristically, the right hon. Gentleman speaks directly and frankly, and I support lots of h...; Stephen Doughty | 733 c502 (Link to this contribution)
I had the pleasure of visiting the Dogs Trust facility in my constituency last year, where I saw ...; Mark Spencer | 733 c502 (Link to this contribution)
I am glad the hon. Gentleman recognises that we continue to be committed to delivering on puppy s...; Richard Foord | 733 c502 (Link to this contribution)
My predecessor, Neil Parish, was chair of the all-party parliamentary group on animal welfare fro...; Mark Spencer | 733 c502 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, had the privilege of visiting the Devon show and meeting west country farmers and seeing ...; Rachel Hopkins | 733 c502 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister is right to say that we are a nation of animal lovers, which is why today’s announce...; Mark Spencer | 733 c502 (Link to this contribution)
What I can do is reassure the hon. Lady that we are still committed to delivering all those measu...; Sarah Owen | 733 c503 (Link to this contribution)
Whipsnade zoo carries out fantastic, world-leading conservation work, which I have been lucky to ...; Mark Spencer | 733 c503 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is factually incorrect. First, I pay tribute to the zoo sector. A number of zoos up...; Nigel Evans | 733 c503 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his statement and for responding to the questions asked of him.
We...
Subjects: Animal welfare Animals Animal breeding Dogs Fines Export controls Import controls Pets Primates Theft Smuggling Livestock worrying Animal Sentience Committee
Legislation: Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill 2021-22 to 2022-23
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Animal Welfare

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