Animals
Animals news from UK Parliament.
Draft Animal Welfare Bill examined
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee questions legal experts and charities
17 January 2018
2 Sisters and Standards in Poultry Processing report published
Environment, Foods and Rural Affairs Committee publishes report as Ranjit Singh Boparan confirms food standards commitments in writing
17 November 2017
Impact of Brexit on agriculture and farm animal welfare debated
House of Lords debate Brexit reports on agriculture and farm animal welfare
13 October 2017
Brexit: farm animal welfare - report published
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee publishes report on Brexit: farm animal welfare
25 July 2017
Brexit: farm animal welfare discussed at roundtable
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee takes evidence on Wednesday 5 April at 10.00am
05 April 2017
MPs debate a motion on animal welfare
On 30 March MPs will debate a motion in the House of Commons
23 March 2017
Brexit: farm animal welfare—short inquiry launched
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee launches a short inquiry into Brexit: farm animal welfare
17 March 2017
Backbench Business Committee weekly meeting 7 March 2017
Watch live as MPs put forward a case to debate their selected subjects to the Backbench Business Committee
06 March 2017
UK agriculture – animal health and welfare post-Brexit
EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee takes evidence on Wednesday 1 March at 10.30am
01 March 2017
MPs debate the UK ivory trade
Debate scheduled following Backbench Business Committee meeting
24 November 2016
Future of the UK's fishing industry to be debated
On 1 December MPs debated the future of the UK's fishing industry
18 November 2016
RSPCA should step back from prosecutions except in exceptional cases
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee cautions RSPCA in report on animal welfare
16 November 2016
MPs question experts about grouse shooting
MPs on the Petitions Committee investigate grouse shooting, as the direct result of a petition
18 October 2016
MPs debate ban on snares
On 21 July MPs will take part in a Chamber debate on a motion on a ban on the manufacture, sale, possession and use of snares
19 July 2016
RSPCA and Scottish SPCA discuss animal welfare
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee looks at enforcement and role of Scotland's animal welfare charity
28 June 2016