Clause 8 - Tests for registration:
Hunting Bill
2:30 pm
Mr Alun Michael (Minister of State (Rural Affairs), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Cardiff South and Penarth, Labour/Co-operative)
I take on board the fact that the hon. Gentleman believes that every fox is a pest. I suspect that not all farmers would agree with him because there are other pests on which foxes feed. The existence of a fox population keeps down certain pests, and therefore I am not sure that he is right.