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Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 26 October 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Bach.


Avian Flu

Lords statement on avian influenza.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
674 c1203-15 
Session
2005-06
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Bach | 674 c1214 (Link to this contribution) Yes, my Lords, I can give my noble friend that reassurance. The birds that have had to be killed as ...
Baroness Mallalieu | 674 c1214 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister give an assurance that if we find that there has to be mass slaughtering ...
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Lord Bach | 674 c1213 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was with my noble friend quite a lot of the way in his question, but when he referred to...
Lord Stratford | 674 c1212-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it really is about time the trade in exotic birds was stopped altogether. Many of these bi...
Lord Bach | 674 c1213 (Link to this contribution) Well, my Lords, that is all right then. But I still take grave offence at that expression. Apart fro...
Lord Bach | 674 c1213 (Link to this contribution) Yes, my Lords, I am satisfied about that. The Chief Veterinary Officer, who is assisting me today in...
Lord Tyler | 674 c1213 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is the Minister aware that there will be widespread support for the view just expressed by...
Lord Bach | 674 c1213-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if the case is proved the penalties will be extremely severe. I cannot tell her what the m...
Baroness Masham of Ilton | 674 c1213 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, what will happen if it is found that birds are being smuggled into this country? What will...
Lord Bach | 674 c1212 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, again I know that the noble Lord speaks with great expertise on this matter—as I knew to m...
Lord Kimball | 674 c1212 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is the Minister aware that the greatest danger to wild birds in this country will probably...
Lord Bach | 674 c1212 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, who speaks with expertise on these issues. The advice I h...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 674 c1208-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. I also thank the Chief Veterinary Office...
Baroness Byford | 674 c1206-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating the Statement. I also thank his department for...
Lord Bach | 674 c1203-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House I shall repeat a Statement on avian influenza made in another ...
Lord Tanlaw | 674 c1212 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister has covered well how the Government are doing all they can for domestic birds...
Lord Bach | 674 c1211-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness. I believe that question was touched on by the noble B...
Baroness Shephard of Northwold | 674 c1211 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord mentioned discussions with stakeholders, as he called them, about the possi...
Lord Bach | 674 c1209-11 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to both noble Baronesses for their comments, and for what I read as their general supp...
Lord Bach | 674 c1214-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that can be looked at on an international basis. This gives me a chance to corre...
Lord Grantchester | 674 c1214 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg your pardon. In considering the regulations on exporting birds into the EU, can the ...
Lord Bach | 674 c1214 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that my noble friend will forgive me, but I did not quite hear all of his question....
Lord Grantchester | 674 c1214 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister clarify the situation regarding the importation of birds from overseas in...
Lord Bach | 674 c1214 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that question. No, it does not. It has to satisfy tho...
Lord Campbell-Savours | 674 c1214 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, to clarify the position, if, under existing rules, a bird clears quarantine in Portugal or...
Lord Stratford | 674 c1213 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was not referring to Ministers.
Subjects
Birds Disease control EU external trade Import controls Poultry Markets Monitoring Quarantine Registration Smuggling Avian influenza
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