Schedule 3 - Hunting with dogs: prohibition
Hunting Bill
6:45 pm
Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury, Conservative)
I agree completely with the hon. Gentleman.
I look forward to the Government's future proposals in respect of amendment No. 58 and the trade in rabbit and hare carcases. However, I do not believe that the Parliamentary Secretary's welcome words on that subject should cause us to shy away from testing the Committee's opinion on amendment No. 119. Nor, according to my understanding of parliamentary procedure, would a Division on this group of amendments in any way prevent the Government from coming forward with alternative proposals to amendment No. 58. For those reasons, I intend to press the amendment to a Division.
Question put, That the amendment be made:—
The Committee divided: Ayes 8, Noes 15.