Before the House adjourns for the Christmas recess, there are a number of points that I wish to raise. I congratulate the Prime Minister on not signing the latest European treaty. Future generations will have every cause to thank him, and some of the French politicians behaved with less than...

Before the House adjourns for the Christmas recess, there are a number of points that I wish to raise. I congratulate the Prime Minister on not signing the latest European treaty. Future generations will have every cause to thank him, and some of the French politicians behaved with less than...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether changes to the Pet Travel Scheme that come into effect on 1 January 2012 will require pets entering the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland to have additional rabies vaccinations.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether changes to the Pet Travel Scheme that come into effect on 1 January 2012 will require pets entering the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland to have additional rabies vaccinations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the number of domestic dogs and cats injured by snares in England in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the number of domestic dogs and cats injured by snares in England in the latest period for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on animal welfare of the commercial breeding of dogs and cats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on animal welfare of the commercial breeding of dogs and cats.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to ensure that Regulation (EC) 998/2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals is renewed at the end of 2011; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to ensure that Regulation (EC) 998/2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals is renewed at the end of 2011; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of primates kept as pets in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of primates kept as pets in England.

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. Today I am announcing changes to the rules on the movement of pet dogs, cats and ferrets into the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme. These changes will make it cheaper and easier for people to...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State has today made the following Statement. Today I am announcing changes to the rules on the movement of pet dogs, cats and ferrets into the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme. These changes will make it cheaper and easier for people to...

Today I am announcing changes to the rules on the movement of pet dogs, cats and ferrets into the UK under the pet travel scheme. These changes will make it cheaper and easier for people to travel with their pets while putting in place proportionate controls to prevent rabies incursion...

Today I am announcing changes to the rules on the movement of pet dogs, cats and ferrets into the UK under the pet travel scheme. These changes will make it cheaper and easier for people to travel with their pets while putting in place proportionate controls to prevent rabies incursion...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to require the provision of information at the point of sale by pet cremation businesses on the processes which they use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to require the provision of information at the point of sale by pet cremation businesses on the processes which they use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations she has received on regulation of the pet cremation industry; and if she will consider the merits of reviewing the regulation of that industry with a view to improving its effectiveness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations she has received on regulation of the pet cremation industry; and if she will consider the merits of reviewing the regulation of that industry with a view to improving its effectiveness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on pet cat containment fences; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on pet cat containment fences; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on banning the use of cat containment fences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on banning the use of cat containment fences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department has taken to tackle the sale of unauthorised herbal and homeopathic pet remedies in 2011; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department has taken to tackle the sale of unauthorised herbal and homeopathic pet remedies in 2011; and if she will make a statement.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 29 March (WA 235), what is their assessment of the adequacy of the protection afforded to rabbits kept as pets rather than as a farmed commodity.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 29 March (WA 235), what is their assessment of the adequacy of the protection afforded to rabbits kept as pets rather than as a farmed commodity.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of any proposals from the European Commission to lift restrictions on pet animals entering the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of any proposals from the European Commission to lift restrictions on pet animals entering the United Kingdom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the number of dogs and cats available for sale (a) through classified advertisements and (b) via online sources in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will estimate the number of dogs and cats available for sale (a) through classified advertisements and (b) via online sources in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the case for improving animal welfare in pet shops.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the case for improving animal welfare in pet shops.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of arrangements for licensing animal dealers; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of arrangements for licensing animal dealers; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) cats of each breed, (b) dogs of each breed and (c) other pets of each species abandoned by their owners in each local authority in the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) cats of each breed, (b) dogs of each breed and (c) other pets of each species abandoned by their owners in each local authority in the latest...