Clause 3 - Exempt hunting
Hunting Bill
2:45 pm
Mr Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside, Labour)
As this is the first time that I have spoken in the Committee, I thank you for your chairmanship, Mr. Stevenson. I agree, at least in part, with the hon. and learned Member for Harborough (Mr. Garnier). It is important to cover this issue, which was discussed on Thursday, when I was not here. A future Secretary of State should not have a wide-ranging power to exempt certain forms of hunting in schedule 1. If there is to be a change—clearly that could be a fundamental change—it should be dealt with on the Floor of the House and not by some back-door method.