Clause 8
Hunting Bill
10:45 am
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire, Conservative)
I have some sympathy with the hon. Gentleman's point and, as that hunt is in his constituency, I am glad that I gave way to him. However, I think that he misses the point. We are discussing relative cruelty and suffering, and I want to return to the suffering involved in shooting foxes, even by experienced guns. I agree that on most occasions of lamping foxes, a large proportion will be killed by an experienced gun, but not all. That should hang heavily on the hon. Gentleman's conscience. Many of those foxes will still limp away to die miserable deaths over a long time. That is why amendment No. 174 is so tremendously important. Judging suffering has not yet been done properly. I shall give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Montgomeryshire, although I can anticipate what his remark will be.