New clause 8 - Compensation
Hunting (Re-committed) Bill
4:15 pm
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon, Conservative)
In the hon. Gentleman's excellent new clause he states:
''The Secretary of State shall pay compensation to those who lose their employment owing to a ban on hunting.''
Will he also consider people other categories who will lose a substantial amount of their income—although perhaps not their employment as such—and others who will incur huge additional expenditure, not least hard-pressed farmers who currently use hunts to remove 78 per cent. of their fallen stock? It is not just about losing livelihoods; it is about losing business.