Results 1-10 of 10 for hunting speaker:Lord Clark of Windermere

Debate on the Address (6 Dec 2000)

Dr David Clark: ...my colleagues in the Government will stick to the position that they have set out. It is a matter that probably unites both sides of the House. I am delighted that there is to be a Bill on fox hunting, on which it is right and proper that hon. Members should be given a free vote. Our manifesto at the previous election promised such a measure and, in days gone by, many Labour Members have...

Hunting With Dogs (12 Jun 2000)

Dr David Clark: I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for his intention to ban the barbaric and cruel practice of hunting with hounds, which will be welcomed by the vast majority of people in the House and throughout the country. Will he confirm once and for all that, once the House has made its wish clear, the Bill will be a Government Bill subject to all the ramifications to which such a Bill...

Opposition Day: Ministry of Defence Housing (16 Jul 1996)

Dr David Clark: ...with the long-term interests of our service men and women: the scheme was concocted solely to raise finances for the Treasury coffers—which the House will recall is the Secretary of State's old hunting ground. One question that comes immediately to mind is: why has this scheme succeeded in interesting the financial markets when all the others have failed? The answer is quite...

Whales (3 Jun 1991)

Dr David Clark: ...at this earliest opportunity to report to the House on the outcome of the IWC conference. Whaling concerns many in this country, and we share the abhorrence of almost everyone at the practice of hunting and killing whales. I must say, though, that the Minister's report today was at some variance with almost every other report by journalists and observers at the conference. The Labour party...

Orders of the Day — Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Bill (1 Dec 1986)

Dr David Clark: I should make it plain that the Labour party has no plans or proposals to oppose fishing or, indeed, shooting. We have said that we find hunting with dogs reprehensible and we oppose it, but I state once again without any qualification that we are not against any form of fishing or any form of shooting.

Orders of the Day — Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Bill: Amendment of Badgers Act 1973 S. I (26 Apr 1985)

Dr David Clark: ...Office, the British Field Sports Society and the Master of Foxhounds Association as well as with representatives of the amenity bodies. We all know that the League Against Cruel Sports is against hunting, but in a spirit of compromise it has dropped that objective in this instance and sought to work, almost uniquely, alongside the British Field Sports Society and has recognised that the...

Orders of the Day — Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Bill: Amendment of Badgers Act 1973 S. I (26 Apr 1985)

Dr David Clark: ...shift in the onus of proof was needed. Defendants will now have to prove that they were digging for foxes and not for badgers, which safeguards the interests of legitimate field sports such as fox hunting. I believe that this is a sensible amendment and I am delighted to put it forward with the backing of the British Field Sports Society, the Masters of Foxhounds Association and, I hope...

Seal Products (Community Imports) (16 Feb 1983)

Dr David Clark: ...findings as seriously as we can. I have heard a great deal talked about how this will affect the Greenlanders and the Eskimos, but it has been made plain that we are trying to exclude aboriginal hunting. The Greenlanders and the Inuit Eskimos are generally not as barbaric as we civilised people, who club young seals to death. It means more to them to hunt the adult mammal so that they...

Orders of the Day — MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES ADMISSION CHARGES BILL [Lords] (25 Jan 1972)

Dr David Clark: I am intrigued to hear my hon. Friend's comment on the Government's contribution to the International Hunting Exhibition. Is this an annual contribution which the government are making to this pig-sticking competition?

Orders of the Day — ANIMALS BILL [Lords]: General Interpretation (7 Apr 1971)

Dr David Clark: ...forward and, as has been mentioned, will be of great advantage to those in the Yorkshire area. I hesitate to mention the next point, knowing the great interest of hon. Gentlemen opposite in the hunting and shooting world. But I am at a loss when I see that quails are classed as poultry, whilst pheasants, partridges and grouse in captivity are classed as livestock. I think that this...