Clause 8 - Tests for registration:
Hunting Bill
10:45 am
Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire, Liberal Democrat)
I am an optimist, in the sense that I believe in the Committee structure. I believe that if one person puts a stronger argument than another person, that argument will be listened to. We shall see what
happens. If the right hon. Gentleman's cynicism is confirmed, the point that I have made, which seems philosophically to be fairly robust, must be answered before we exclude foxes explicitly from a possible recreational ambit.