Results 1-11 of 11 for hunting speaker:Russell Brown

Opposition Day — [3rd Allotted Day]: Disabled Children (23 Jan 2007)

Russell Brown: ...;I do not think it was derogatory. Hon. Members on both sides of the House would agree that the needs, wishes and desires of disabled people are complex. The hon. Member for South-West Surrey (Mr. Hunt), who speaks on behalf of the Conservatives, has talked about the amount of paperwork that needs to be filled in. I noted the article in The Times yesterday and I have also looked at the...

Orders of the Day — Animal Welfare Bill: New Clause 8 — Docking of dogs' tails (14 Mar 2006)

Russell Brown: The House has discussed various types of working dog today, including hounds used in hunting. The most prolific working dog is undoubtedly the border collie used by shepherds. Can the hon. Gentleman explain why those two breeds do not have their tails docked?

Scottish MPs (Voting Rights) (6 Jan 2004)

Mr Russell Brown: ...gnawing away at him for some considerable time and may well have given him sleepless nights in recent months. I recall our exchanges, which were short and curt, in the Committee considering of the Hunting Bill. However, I wonder whether we would be having this debate today if we had a Conservative Government and a large number of Conservative Members in Scotland. I suspect not. I want to...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: New clause 4 - Compensation (27 Feb 2003)

Mr Russell Brown: I am sure that my right hon. Friend the Minister knows that the only hunt that has been disbanded north of the border is in my constituency. Last week, I tried to check the number of people who have presented themselves as unemployed as a direct or indirect result of that hunt disbanding. I stand to be corrected, but no one had presented themselves as unemployed.

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: [Part II] (4 Feb 2003)

Mr Russell Brown: Soon after hunting legislation was introduced in Scotland, there were reports in the national press that, on eight occasions on which the Jedburgh hunt had been out, foxes were flushed out and dispatched by hounds. Does the hon. Gentleman consider those hounds to have been under control?

Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (27 Jan 2003)

Mr Russell Brown: ...was full of exiles from the Standing Committee on the Communications Bill, so I take it that there are difficulties in that Committee. I suggest that tomorrow he pop along to Room 14, where the Hunting Bill will be discussed, and then he will see real difficulties. The Bill focuses on the current problems for British Energy. Hon. Members on both sides of the House have made a variety of...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: utility and (21 Jan 2003)

Mr Russell Brown: I am seeking further information from the hon. Gentleman. He is making the case for the valued role of hunts with regard to fallen livestock. Can he put a figure on the percentage of fallen livestock throughout the country that are uplifted by hunts?

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 (9 Jan 2003)

Mr Russell Brown: I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for the courtesy that he offers me. I want to refer to the Buccleuch hunt, which is in my constituency and neighbouring border constituencies and has hunted legitimately in my constituency in the past. The Duke of Buccleuch resides in the neighbouring constituency, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, where he invited me to visit him three or four years...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 (9 Jan 2003)

Mr Russell Brown: ...totally convinced as to what that was. My hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire is right: even the hon. Gentleman's example shows that shooting foxes is a far better way to control them than hunting ever has been or ever will be.

Hunting Bill (16 Dec 2002)

Mr Russell Brown: ...in Committee. If he sees defeats staring him in the face, I hope that he will accept the will of the House of the Commons and accept such amendments. I want to mention briefly the effects of the hunting ban in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament has been in being for just three years, but it has pushed through a Bill on hunting. Although I agree with those who have said that it is not an...

Schedule: Hunting with Dogs: Prohibition (27 Feb 2001)

Mr Russell Brown: The hon. Gentleman bases his argument on foxhunting, but, as my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham (Mr. Banks) implies, the Bill is about hunting wild mammals, and deer fall into that category. As the hunting of deer with hounds in Scotland has been banned since 1959, it is widely assumed that the law in Scotland may be different from that in England.