Schedule 3 - Hunting with dogs: prohibition
Hunting Bill
4:45 pm
Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury, Conservative)
My hon. Friend is right, and there are several reasons why this group of amendments is particularly important. For example, unless the schedule is amended so that there is much greater clarity, the Bill might not simply outlaw organised hunting with hounds—for which the House has voted—but seriously compromise the ability of gamekeepers, farmers and fishery managers to carry out their essential responsibilities in controlling various species of vermin.