Results 1-10 of 10 for hunting speaker:Bill Etherington

Hunting With Dogs (18 Mar 2002)

Mr Bill Etherington: .... Friend the Minister. The credibility of the Labour party is on the line over this issue—it is as simple as that. I want to spend more time talking about that than the issue of cruelty, anti-hunting, and what is right and what is wrong. In a democracy, when a majority of the population want something, it is the duty of the Government to ensure that they get it. If the Government do...

Hunting With Dogs (18 Mar 2002)

Mr Bill Etherington: ...?", they have a point. If the Labour party does not get things right, and if my right hon. Friend the Minister for Rural Affairs does not make the right sort of statement after the vote against hunting, is it will affect us badly at the next general election. I do not doubt that for one minute. I hope that people will take note of that. I shall say a word or two about the merits or...

City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (15 Nov 2001)

Mr Bill Etherington: ...parliamentary time talking about this rubbish when there are so many important things to discuss. My hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) mentioned the abolition of hunting with dogs. Most of my constituents would be much more interested in making progress on that. I have to be critical of the Government, because they set the parliamentary timetable. I should...

Orders of the Day — Fluoridation (29 Jan 2001)

Mr Bill Etherington: ...for reading out a letter that was sent to the Government on 10 September by Professor Sheldon. I shall read it word for word, although I do not like doing that; I like spontaneity rather than chuntering on. Professor Sheldon wrote: In my capacity as chair of the Advisory Group for the systematic review on the effects of water fluoridation recently conducted by the NHS Centre for Reviews...

Orders of the Day — Hunting Bill: Hunting Bill (17 Jan 2001)

Mr Bill Etherington: Different polls will always give different results and there will be fluctuations. However, over a great many years, a majority of the public have stated that they abhor hunting with dogs, and that is good enough for me. I remember that, not so long ago, a national poll showed that the Conservative party was in the lead. However, we all knew—even Conservative Members knew—that...

Orders of the Day — Hunting Bill: Hunting Bill (17 Jan 2001)

Mr Bill Etherington: ...on the subject, which is somewhat surprising to me if to no one else. I hope that we shall make some progress. I also hope that we can bring the United Kingdom into the 21st century on the issue. Hunting is more reminiscent of 14th and 15th century activities than of current ones.

Orders of the Day — Foreign Affairs and Defence (22 Nov 1999)

Mr Bill Etherington: ...the proposed process. In the next few days, a Back Bencher will be fortunate enough to come first in the ballot for private Members' Bills and will no doubt want to bring about the abolition of hunting with dogs. I would love to think that it would be me, but I am not usually that lucky. I hope that the Government pull out all the stops to ensure that a Bill along the lines that the...

Schedule 6: City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) (24 Feb 1999)

Mr Bill Etherington: ...of my Government when I speak in the House. That is part of the democratic process. I would much rather the time of the House tonight had been spent dealing with a Bill such as the Wild Mammals (Hunting with Dogs) Bill, or some other matter of real importance to the people of Britain. I feel both angry and sad—sad that we have to debate the issue, and angry because of what it stands...

Orders of the Day — Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill: Dogs (12 Apr 1994)

Mr Bill Etherington: I note that the Minister is stressing the term "lawful activity". What would be the position if a hunt were trespassing against the explicit wishes of a landowner and if hunt saboteurs, who perhaps had the sympathy of the landowner, were trying to do something about it? What would happen in that case, because that is the sort of situation that the clause would help to bring about?

Adjournment (Spring) (18 May 1993)

Mr Bill Etherington: ...However, it would be better if the Government were to allow hon. Members to decide properly, and without obstruction, whether they want to put an end once and for all to the barbaric so-called sport of hunting. Any country which hunts down animals in the way Britain does can never expect to have the respect of the rest of the world as a decent and good nation. The same applies to the...