Schedule 3 - Hunting with Dogs: Prohibition
Hunting Bill
6:00 pm
Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire, Liberal Democrat)
Is the hon. and learned Gentleman aware that in December, the Channel 4 ``Powerhouse'' programme conducted an independent NOP poll, which indicated that 48 per cent. of the public supported a ban, and that 52 per cent. supported either regulation or supervision. In other words, a minority did not support a ban. We must debate the issue on the merits of the case, rather than attempting to beat each other over the head with opinion polls that we could quote ad infinitum.