Clause 8 - Tests for registration:
Hunting Bill
4:45 pm
Mr Alun Michael (Minister of State (Rural Affairs), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Cardiff South and Penarth, Labour/Co-operative)
That is an entirely inappropriate contribution. The measure is not about criminal justice but about the way in which someone who wishes to undertake an activity using dogs should make the case that that is necessary and not cruel in that particular context. The hon. Gentleman has got it entirely wrong.