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Animals

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    The use of cages for farmed animals

    Wednesday, 15 June, 2022

    A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 20 June 2022 on a petition concerning the use of cages for farmed animals. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee, and the debate will be opened by Matt Vickers MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
    • Farming and fishing
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    e-petition debate on breed-specific legislation

    Wednesday, 01 June, 2022

    A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 6 June 2022 on breed-specific legislation. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee, and the debate will be opened by Christina Rees MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
    • Crime
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    e-petition debate on hunting

    Wednesday, 20 April, 2022

    A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall at 6pm on Monday 25 April on two e-petitions concerning hunting. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee, and the debate will be opened by Marsha de Cordova MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
    • Environment
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    Debate on an e-petition relating to greyhound racing

    Friday, 25 March, 2022

    A debate will be held in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 28 March 2022 on an e-petition relating to greyhound racing. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee, and the debate will be opened by Christina Rees MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
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    Debate on an e-petition relating to badger culling

    Wednesday, 16 March, 2022

    A debate will be held on an e-petition relating to badger culling in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 21 March 2022. The debate will be opened by Nick Fletcher MP. The subject has been nominated by the Petitions Committee.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
    • Environment
    • Farming and fishing
  • Research Briefing

    Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill

    Thursday, 03 March, 2022

    The Animal Welfare(Sentience) Bill will require the Government to set up an Animal Sentience Committee to examine whether “the welfare of animals as sentient beings” is considered in policy decisions. Remaining stages of the Bill in the House of Commons will take place on 14 March 2021

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Environment
    • Farming and fishing
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Farming and Food Statistics: South West England

    Monday, 21 February, 2022

    The aim of this paper is to support a Westminster Hall debate on 23 February 2022 on Food and farming in Devon and Cornwall. The statistics are not usually produced for Devon and Cornwall separately, as such, this paper primarily focuses on the statistics for South West England in comparison with the rest of the England. The statistics provided accompany the policy paper on farming (farm funding) and the legislation (Agriculture Act 2020).

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Environment
    • Farming and fishing
  • Research Briefing

    e-petition 591775 calling for laboratory animals to be included under the Animal Welfare Act

    Friday, 04 February, 2022

    A debate on e-petition 591775 calling for a change to the law to include laboratory animals under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 has received 110,276 signatures. It is scheduled for debate in Westminster Hall on 7 January 2022 at 4.30.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Glue Traps (Offences) Bill

    Thursday, 03 February, 2022

    The Glue Traps (Offences) Bill is a Private Member’s Bill introduced into the House of Commons by Jane Stevenson on 16 June 2021. The Bill would ban the use of glue traps in England and Wales, unless used under licence and under specified circumstances by pest control professionals. The Bill has Government support. Remaining Commons stages are scheduled for 4 February 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
  • Research Briefing

    Animals (Penalty Notices) Bill

    Wednesday, 02 February, 2022

    A Bill to make provision for and in connection with the giving of penalty notices for certain offences in relation to animals and animal products has its remaining Commons stages scheduled for 4 February 2022 at 9:30am .

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
  • Debate Pack

    Securing a veterinary agreement in the Northern Ireland Protocol

    Monday, 13 December, 2021

    A Westminster Hall debate on securing a veterinary agreement in the Northern Ireland Protocol has been scheduled for Wednesday 15 December 2021, from 2.30-4:00pm. The debate has been initiated by Tony Lloyd MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
  • Research Briefing

    Regulating online sales of pets

    Thursday, 09 December, 2021

    There are no official statistics on online pet sales in the UK. However, vets are reporting an increasing number bought online. A debate on e-petition 587654 on the regulation of online animal sales is due to take place in Westminster Hall on 13 December 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Business
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Pet travel after Brexit

    Wednesday, 01 December, 2021

    New rules for pet travel came into force on 1 January 2021 after the UK left the EU. This briefing paper sets out the new requirements.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Environment Bill 2021-22: Lords amendments and “ping pong” stages

    Monday, 15 November, 2021

    This briefing looks at how the Bill has changed following Lords stages and ping pong. The Bill has received Royal Assent and is now the Environment Act 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Environment
    • Industry
  • Research Briefing

    The UK Overseas Territories: Climate change and biodiversity

    Thursday, 21 October, 2021

    The natural environments of the Overseas Territories are of global significance. This paper describes UK support to help them adapt to climate change.

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Animals
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • International development
    • Overseas territories

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