Results 1-20 of 157 for in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates' speaker:Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior
- Health: Tuberculosis — Question (24 April 2013)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, if one puts together the high level of drug resistance in the Far East and the high level of migration from the Far East to this county, there is no reason why drug-resistance to tuberculosis should not be more evident than it is at present. If one compares the rate of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the United Kingdom with that of other countries in the European Union, it is fairly...
- Badgers — Question (11 December 2012)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: I thank the noble Lord. My Lords, in view of the vast compensation paid for the slaughter of cattle that react to the tuberculin test, and in view of Britain's vast experience of vaccination of wildlife-not only of badgers but all over the world-what attention is being paid to the vaccination of badgers in this situation by using techniques that are commonly used elsewhere in the world in...
- Schmallenberg Virus — Question (1 November 2012)
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- Schmallenberg Virus — Question (1 November 2012)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, it is good news to hear that vaccines are being developed against the Schmallenberg virus although it takes time to authenticate the vaccine, get it licensed and the rest. A short-term approach could be to delay the breeding of cattle and sheep to a time when the insect vector-the biting midge-is less active because it is only through the biting midge transmitting the virus that...
- Bovine Tuberculosis — Statement (23 October 2012)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, in view of the great success in controlling rabies in foxes in western Europe with an oral vaccine, has much thought been given to the production of an oral vaccine for TB in badgers? I realise, of course, that the organisms are entirely different; one is a virus and one is a bacterium. However, surely the same process of trying to select an organism that is protected before it gets...
- NHS: Primary Care Trusts — Question (17 July 2012)
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- NHS: Primary Care Trusts — Question (17 July 2012)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: Thank you, my Lords. This is an unfortunate Question in that it tends to imply that this system is widespread. However, my experience, admittedly only in one hospital in Cambridge -Addenbrooke's Hospital-is quite the contrary. I do not know just how much my noble friend can comment on whether access for patients has been restricted nationally, but I would very much like to ask him to make...
- Defra: Research and Development — Question (20 October 2011)
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- Defra: Research and Development — Question (20 October 2011)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, in the promised development of agricultural research, especially in the field of livestock health, will the Minister pay attention to some of the more chronic diseases that are less spectacular than the ones we generally know about-such as foot rot in sheep, mastitis in dairy cattle and parasitism in all production animals?
- Defra: Disease Outbreaks — Question (27 January 2011)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, what arrangements have the Government made to recruit veterinary surgeons from private veterinary practice to undertake inspection and control work in the event of a major disease outbreak in this country? Would the Government offer contracts to those people who are willing to undertake such work?
- Health Protection Agency — Question (7 October 2010)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, it is very disappointing news that the HPA is to be abolished. I believe that it has done excellent and timely work in an independent manner. It was set up following a report by the Science and Technology Committee, which I had the privilege to chair, on fighting infection. In the debate that followed that report, this House agreed that the funding for the HPA should be totally...
- Bovine Tuberculosis — Question (22 July 2010)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, a rigorous attack was made on bovine TB, consisting of the double intradermal test, strict regulation of movement of cattle, the attested herd scheme and the TT scheme for milk production. I had the pleasure of participating in that as a young vet. We very nearly eliminated TB from the United Kingdom. It was only when it got into wildlife and...
- Bovine Tuberculosis — Question (22 July 2010)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: Does the Minister agree that an even more rigorous campaign to attack TB in cattle is now necessary, because it is causing great harm to most producers?
- Agriculture: Farm Animal Disease — Question (6 July 2010)
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- Agriculture: Farm Animal Disease — Question (6 July 2010)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, I ask the Minister for his assurance that, despite any reduction in funding that may apply to agriculture and animal and plant health, the surveillance systems in this country are safeguarded, particularly with regard to exotic diseases. As has been mentioned by my noble friend Lord Plumb, their introduction can be devastating. It is very important that our surveillance systems are...
- Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 — Question (21 June 2010)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: Does the Minister agree that many of the dangerous dogs are imported from overseas, especially from Europe? They are imported into Ireland initially, and from there go to Northern Ireland and then to the mainland. If the dogs were microchipped, as they are under the Pet Travel Scheme on the importation of dogs, it would be known to whom they belonged and whether people were training them to...
- Health: Tuberculosis — Question (24 March 2010)
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- Health: Tuberculosis — Question (24 March 2010)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: The extra funding that will be made available globally for combating tuberculosis and drug-resistant TB is very welcome, not only at an international level but at the individual level of directly observed therapy, which has proved very effective in different countries. Can the Minister tell the House how much of the funding will go to advance directly observed therapy, as well as to the more...
- Health: Tuberculosis — Question (18 March 2010)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, does the Minister have any information on drug-resistant TB from overseas compared with the indigenous TB in this country that is not from overseas?
- EU: Directive on the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes (EUC Report): Motion to Take Note (10 February 2010)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior: My Lords, I join Her Majesty's Government in welcoming the House of Lords EU Select Committee report and its findings. In doing so, I declare several interests. I have a long-term interest in the protection of animals. I held a Home Office licence from 1950 until my retirement from the university. I have been a member of the Animal Procedures Committee of the Home Office and I am currently a...