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Animals

  • Debate Pack

    E-petitions relating to animal testing

    Friday, 15 October, 2021

    A debate will be held in Westminster Hall on Monday 25 October 2021 on two e-petitions relating to animal testing. The debate will be opened by Martyn Day MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
  • Debate Pack

    E-petition debate: breed specific legislation

    Friday, 02 July, 2021

    A Westminster Hall debate on e-petition 300561, relating to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, has been scheduled for Monday 5 July 2021 at 6:15 pm. The petition calls for Government to replace breed specific legislation with a new statutory framework.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
    • Crime
  • Debate Pack

    E-petition debate: protecting the UK’s hedgehog population

    Wednesday, 30 June, 2021

    A debate on hedgehogs will be held on 5 July 2021 after e-petition 550379 received over 100,000 signatures. The petition calls for the Government to move hedgehogs to schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to allow them greater protection. However, the Government has said that moving hedgehogs to Schedule 5 of the Act would not address the main threat to the species which is habitat loss.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
    • Environment
  • Debate Pack

    E-petition debate: Compulsory scanning of pet microchips

    Wednesday, 23 June, 2021

    A debate on the use of pet microchips will be held in Westminster Hall on Monday 28 June after e-petitions 300010 and 300025 both received more than 100,000 signatures. The e-petitions call for legislation to be introduced that would require the compulsory scanning of pet microchips prior to euthanasia and to ensure pets are reunited with their owners.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
  • Research Briefing

    Environment Bill 2019-21 and 2021-22: Report on Committee and Remaining stages in the Commons

    Monday, 21 June, 2021

    The Environment Bill 2019-21 has completed it Committee Stage, Report Stage and Third Reading in the House of Commons. This paper is a summary of what happened in those stages and about how the Bill has changed. It considers key Government and Opposition amendments. The Bill has now proceeded to the House of Lords.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Environment
    • Industry
    • Planning
    • Sciences
  • Debate Pack

    e-petition debate on driven grouse shooting

    Friday, 18 June, 2021

    A debate will be held in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 21 June 2021 on e-petition 266770, calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting. The topic for the debate has been selected by the Petitions Committee, and the debate will be opened by Tom Hunt MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
    • Environment
  • Debate Pack

    Animal welfare plans

    Thursday, 03 June, 2021

    A debate will be held in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 7 June 2021 on three petitions on subjects concerning animal welfare: Shark finning, puppy imports and ear cropping. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee, and the debate wlll be opened by Elliot Colburn MP.

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

    Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill

    Wednesday, 05 May, 2021

    In February 2020, The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill 2019-21, was reintroduced as a Private Members Bill with Government support. The Bill received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021 and will come into force on 29 June 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
  • Debate Pack

    Effect of the covid-19 outbreak on animal welfare

    Monday, 15 March, 2021

    A Westminster Hall debate on the 'Effect of the covid-19 outbreak on animal welfare' has been scheduled for Tuesday 16 March 2021 from 2:30pm until 4:00pm. Alex Davies-Jones MP will open the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Joint Committee decisions on the Northern Ireland Protocol

    Wednesday, 23 December, 2020

    This paper looks at decisions made by the EU-UK Joint Committee established as part of the Withdrawal Agreement, to update and supplement the Northern Ireland Protocol.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Business
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • International law
    • International trade
    • Tax
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    • Brexit
  • Debate Pack

    Pet theft: debate on e-petitions

    Tuesday, 20 October, 2020

    A debate will be held in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 19th October 2020 on two e-petitions concerning pet theft. The debate will be opened by Tom Hunt MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Animals
  • Research Briefing

    The UK-EU future relationship: the March 2020 EU draft treaty and negotiations update

    Wednesday, 27 May, 2020

    This paper provides an update on the first three rounds of negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship and analysis of the draft new partnership treaty tabled by the EU in March 2020

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    • Animals
    • Aviation
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    • Climate change
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    • Criminal law
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    • Farming and fishing
    • Government
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • International trade
    • Roads
    • Sciences
    • Tax
    • The EU
    • Brexit
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on an e-petition relating to the caging of farm animals

    Thursday, 12 March, 2020

    There will be a debate on an e-petition relating to the caging of farm animals in Westminster Hall at 6pm on Monday 16 March 2020. The debate will be opened by Kerry McCarthy MP.

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

    Brexit: a reading list of post-EU Referendum publications by Parliament and the Devolved Assemblies

    Monday, 17 February, 2020

    This reading list brings together briefings on Brexit by the Parliamentary libraries and the Devolved Assembly research services with reports by Parliamentary and Devolved Assembly committees following the result of the EU Referendum on 23 June 2016.

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    • Aviation
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    • Institutions
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    • Medicine
    • Overseas territories
    • Parliament
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    General licences for controlling wild birds

    Friday, 01 November, 2019

    This paper provides an overview of the general licence system for controlling wild birds in England, following media attention given to the revocation of three licences in April 2019.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Environment
    • Farming and fishing

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