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That this House welcomes the inclusion of a prohibition on fur farming in the Queen's Speech in November 1999; condemns those honourable Members who on 19th January 2000 employed tactics to avoid the Second Reading of the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill; is dismayed that Her Majesty's Government has still not...

Primary sponsor
Lord Stratford (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
19 April 2000
Reference
664
House
House of Commons

That this House is opposed to the farming of mink for their fur; notes that more than 50,000 mink are killed for their pelts every year on fur farms for the sake of an inessential luxury item; believes that it is impossible to create the space and conditions that mink...

Primary sponsor
Ian Cawsey (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
26 January 1999
Reference
244; 244A2; 244A1; 244A3
House
House of Commons

When he intends to publish the responses received by his Department on the Review of the Mink (Keeping) Order 1987.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 November 1992
Reference
213 c717W;213 c714W
House
House of Commons

That this House endorses the statement of the Government's own Farm Animal Welfare Council that `the systems employed in the farming of mink and fox do not satisfy some of the most basic criteria for protecting the welfare of farm animals'; supports the view of leading zoologists and veterinary experts...

Primary sponsor
Tom Cox (Labour)
Type
Early day motions
Date
2 June 1992
Reference
143
House
House of Commons

Whether neck breaking or an intra-abdominal injection of chloral hydrate are permitted means of killing mink in fur farms.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 1992
Reference
205 c812W
House
House of Commons

How many mink factory farms are currently operating under licence in each county of England and Wales. - Inc table for England & fact that no mink farms currently operating in Wales.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 1992
Reference
205 c811-2W
House
House of Commons

What regulations exist (a) governing the disposal of mink and fox carcasses and (b) regarding the use of mink and fox carcasses in pet food.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
16 March 1992
Reference
205 c812W
House
House of Commons

How many mink factory farms are currently operating under licence in Scotland. - 2 licensed mink farms in Scotland.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 March 1992
Reference
205 c781W;205 c783W
House
House of Commons

On how many occasions in 1990 and 1991 his inspectors supervised, examined or monitored the slaughter of factory farm mink by injection or gassing & if he will outline methods of gassing used to kill mink observed by his inspectors during visits to fur factory farms in 1990 & 1991....

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 February 1992
Reference
203 c502W;203 c504W
House
House of Commons

On how many occasions in 1990 and 1991 his inspectors supervised, examined or monitored the slaughter of factory farm mink by injection or gassing; & to outline the methods of gassing used to kill mink observed by his inspectors during visits to fur factory farms in 1990 & 1991.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 February 1992
Reference
203 c402W
House
House of Commons

If he will give details of research carried out by his Department to ensure that the method of gassing used to kill mink on Britain's fur factory farms is humane.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 February 1992
Reference
203 c402-3W
House
House of Commons

What is the size and location of each mink farm currently operating in Wales. - Not aware of any mink farms currently operating in Wales.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Welsh Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 May 1991
Reference
191 c572W
House
House of Commons

What is the size and location of the two mink farms on Humberside listed in his Answer of 22nd February, Official Report, 186 column 317W. - We do not publish this information.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 May 1991
Reference
191 c557W
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the existence in Britain of 31 mink factory farms and two Arctic fox factory farms; endorses the view of the Government's welfare advisory body, the Farm Animal Welfare Council, which disapproves of mink and fox factory farming as the systems involved do not satisfy some of...

Primary sponsor
Andrew Bowden (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
15 March 1991
Reference
609; 609A1
House
House of Commons

How many licences were issued for mink farms for each region in Scotland for each of the last five years. - Table given.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Scottish Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 March 1991
Reference
187 c402W;187 c399W
House
House of Commons

What is his policy on offering free veterinary and nutritional advice to fur farmers; and on how many occasions in each of the last five years this advice has been sought. - No figures given.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 February 1991
Reference
186 c316-7W;186 c314-5W
House
House of Commons

How many licences were issued for mink farms for each county of England and Wales for each of the last five years. - Includes table.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 February 1991
Reference
186 c317W;186 c315W
House
House of Commons

On how many occasions for each of the last five years his officials or State Veterinary Service officials have attended mink farms for the purpose of inspecting slaughter; and which slaughter methods were, on each occasion, observed. - Ref to 182 c474W. Additional information now requested could be obtained only...

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 February 1991
Reference
186 c257W;186 c255W
House
House of Commons

On how many occasions in each of the last three years his inspectors have supervised, examined or monitored the slaughter of farmed mink by injection.

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 December 1990
Reference
182 c474W
House
House of Commons

What are the minimum acceptable specifications for the perimeter fences of mink farms - Includes figures. (In bound volume question appears at c 321w and the answer at 316w)

Asked by
Ron Davies (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 November 1990
Reference
181 c320-1W;181 c321W
House
House of Commons