My Lords, I agree that there should be some control over who should win prizes. In 1948, I won a goat in a raffle and it was sent to the Guildford market the next day. I suspect that, instead of grazing happily in one of my father’s fields, it ended...

My Lords, I agree that there should be some control over who should win prizes. In 1948, I won a goat in a raffle and it was sent to the Guildford market the next day. I suspect that, instead of grazing happily in one of my father’s fields, it ended...

My Lords, I had hoped that the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, would have been persuaded by the very powerful arguments that we advanced in Committee with regard to goldfish. Again, I acknowledge, as I am sure all noble Lords do, that the welfare issue goes wider than simply in relation...

My Lords, I had hoped that the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, would have been persuaded by the very powerful arguments that we advanced in Committee with regard to goldfish. Again, I acknowledge, as I am sure all noble Lords do, that the welfare issue goes wider than simply in relation...

My Lords, I am on the side of the goldfish. Our tradition of giving goldfish as prizes at funfairs will and should continue. We are doing nothing in the Bill to abolish it. We are on the side of the funfairs giving goldfish as prizes, to be looked after well—in...

My Lords, I am on the side of the goldfish. Our tradition of giving goldfish as prizes at funfairs will and should continue. We are doing nothing in the Bill to abolish it. We are on the side of the funfairs giving goldfish as prizes, to be looked after well—in...

My Lords, procedure apart, I apologise if any Member of the House feels that I have been misleading in any way. I was simply attempting to express the views on this issue of various colleagues in this House and in another place. However, I am not so insensitive that I...

My Lords, procedure apart, I apologise if any Member of the House feels that I have been misleading in any way. I was simply attempting to express the views on this issue of various colleagues in this House and in another place. However, I am not so insensitive that I...

moved Amendment No. 8: Page 7, line 19, at end insert- ““( ) Nothing in this section applies to the offering of a goldfish as a prize.”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, on the face of it, this amendment may seem frivolous, but I assure noble Lords that that...

moved Amendment No. 8: Page 7, line 19, at end insert- ““( ) Nothing in this section applies to the offering of a goldfish as a prize.”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, on the face of it, this amendment may seem frivolous, but I assure noble Lords that that...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments Nos. 11 and 12, in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Byford, which are grouped with this amendment. Clause 11 sets out to regulate the transfer of animals to those under 16 through selling them or offering them as prizes....

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments Nos. 11 and 12, in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Byford, which are grouped with this amendment. Clause 11 sets out to regulate the transfer of animals to those under 16 through selling them or offering them as prizes....

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. I am pleased that people in his office are still talking about the heated debate that we had in Committee. My noble friend Lord Bilston and I are somewhat disappointed that the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, did not follow on from...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. I am pleased that people in his office are still talking about the heated debate that we had in Committee. My noble friend Lord Bilston and I are somewhat disappointed that the noble Baroness, Lady Miller, did not follow on from...

moved Amendment No. 9: Page 7, line 43, at end insert- ““( ) An inspector may amend an improvement notice.”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, the amendment deals with inspectors and where an improvement notice might be added. It would enable an inspector to amend an improvement notice. It...

moved Amendment No. 9: Page 7, line 43, at end insert- ““( ) An inspector may amend an improvement notice.”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, the amendment deals with inspectors and where an improvement notice might be added. It would enable an inspector to amend an improvement notice. It...

My Lords, it seems a very long time since Second Reading when my noble friend and I raised this issue. There is scope here for—dare one say it?—improving the improvement procedure. It would be helpful if the Minister would indicate whether he feels that this would be helpful and say...

My Lords, it seems a very long time since Second Reading when my noble friend and I raised this issue. There is scope here for—dare one say it?—improving the improvement procedure. It would be helpful if the Minister would indicate whether he feels that this would be helpful and say...

My Lords, I am of course aware of the words of the Companion on Peers who have, "““an interest that is direct, pecuniary and shared by few others””." As chairman of the British Greyhound Racing Board, I have such an interest. As I have slept, eaten and breathed greyhound welfare—what...

My Lords, I am of course aware of the words of the Companion on Peers who have, "““an interest that is direct, pecuniary and shared by few others””." As chairman of the British Greyhound Racing Board, I have such an interest. As I have slept, eaten and breathed greyhound welfare—what...

My Lords, whatever we do, I hope that the Government will build in to the system a continued incentive for the greyhound industry to improve. My favourite proposal would be to ensure that the vets employed at courses were independent and that they were not selected or paid by—or, at...

My Lords, whatever we do, I hope that the Government will build in to the system a continued incentive for the greyhound industry to improve. My favourite proposal would be to ensure that the vets employed at courses were independent and that they were not selected or paid by—or, at...

My Lords, with that helpful answer, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

My Lords, with that helpful answer, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

moved Amendment No. 10: After Clause 10, insert the following new clause- ““GREYHOUND WELFARE (1) The appropriate national authority shall provide regulations under section 12 to introduce licensing of all racing greyhounds' tracks within two years of the day on which this Act is passed. (2) The appropriate national authority...

moved Amendment No. 10: After Clause 10, insert the following new clause- ““GREYHOUND WELFARE (1) The appropriate national authority shall provide regulations under section 12 to introduce licensing of all racing greyhounds' tracks within two years of the day on which this Act is passed. (2) The appropriate national authority...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and to noble Lords who have supported the amendment. This matter has arisen in the past and is perhaps not of concern now, but it was raised with me not just by the International League for the Protection of Horses but by...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister and to noble Lords who have supported the amendment. This matter has arisen in the past and is perhaps not of concern now, but it was raised with me not just by the International League for the Protection of Horses but by...

My Lords, I will include that question in the advice that I receive but, as I said, there is nothing stopping an inspector issuing a new corrected notice on a different date—or, if, for some reason, they are issued on the same day, the inspector would time the second notice....

My Lords, I will include that question in the advice that I receive but, as I said, there is nothing stopping an inspector issuing a new corrected notice on a different date—or, if, for some reason, they are issued on the same day, the inspector would time the second notice....

My Lords, I am a trustee of the International League for the Protection of Horses and can confirm that the league gives great support to the Bill, particularly this amendment, for the reasons that the noble Baroness gave.

My Lords, I am a trustee of the International League for the Protection of Horses and can confirm that the league gives great support to the Bill, particularly this amendment, for the reasons that the noble Baroness gave.

My Lords, I did not know until I came to the Bill that Clause 10, to which the amendment relates, was introduced in the Commons in response to an opposition proposal that those accused of an offence should be told in a statutory improvement notice how they were breaking the...

My Lords, I did not know until I came to the Bill that Clause 10, to which the amendment relates, was introduced in the Commons in response to an opposition proposal that those accused of an offence should be told in a statutory improvement notice how they were breaking the...

My Lords, I support the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Byford. She is right to raise the issue today. She is correct also in suggesting that this clause should be in the Bill. Despite what the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, said, it is clear that self-regulation is not...

My Lords, I support the amendment tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Byford. She is right to raise the issue today. She is correct also in suggesting that this clause should be in the Bill. Despite what the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, said, it is clear that self-regulation is not...

My Lords, I declare an enormous interest in that I run a shoot 10 days a year, and we put down quite a large number of birds. The last outbreak of Newcastle disease was about a mile and a half from where I live. I am pretty certain, although I...

My Lords, I declare an enormous interest in that I run a shoot 10 days a year, and we put down quite a large number of birds. The last outbreak of Newcastle disease was about a mile and a half from where I live. I am pretty certain, although I...

My Lords, I should declare an interest as the deputy president of the Countryside Alliance. I shall declare an interest also as the first chairman of the British Greyhound Racing Fund when we come to consider those matters. This amendment is quite unnecessary. Defra is already drawing up a code...

My Lords, I should declare an interest as the deputy president of the Countryside Alliance. I shall declare an interest also as the first chairman of the British Greyhound Racing Fund when we come to consider those matters. This amendment is quite unnecessary. Defra is already drawing up a code...