Results 1-13 of 13 for hunting speaker:John McFall

Credit Card Charges (22 Apr 2004)

Mr John McFall: ...to be so complex that even the redoubtable Mr. Matthew Barrett, the chief executive officer of Barclays Bank, appeared unable fully to understand its consequences. Given his inability to do so, we recruited Dr. Robert Hunt of the institute of mathematical sciences at Cambridge university to help us understand how much the offer could cost. The OFT also looked at it and considered the...

Hunting Bill (16 Dec 2002)

Mr John McFall: ...allows the culling of deer, so that we have proper control in dealing with pests? A foxes Act could be introduced to allow the culling of foxes while enabling those who wish to participate in foxhunting as a sport to practise drag hunting. We would then all be happy.

Hunting with Dogs (21 Mar 2002)

Mr John McFall: I commend the Minister for his patience in renegotiation, but may I remind him that in 1994, when the House passed my anti-fox hunting Bill—the Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill—by a majority of 253 to zero, I engaged for six months with those in the other place but not one inch was given on foxhunting? Let us face the fact that this is no longer about foxhunting but is now a...

Hunting With Dogs (18 Mar 2002)

Mr John McFall: ...the private Member's Bill that I was responsible for in 1994, which received the massive endorsement of the House—yet, like other such Bills, it was defeated. The will of this House to ban hunting has been shown time and again. Therefore, if there is any jiggery-pokery at a future date, will the Minister consider invoking the Parliament Act?

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

Mr John McFall: ...here is my constitutional right as a political unionist: if anyone can prove to me that it is not my right, I shall not vote. However, no one will be able to do that. I have taken part in the foxhunting debate since the early 1990s, and I presented a private Member's Bill—the Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill—in 1995, which was approved by 253 votes to zero. It was about animal...

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

Mr John McFall: I think that the research that my hon. Friend conducted and the Burns report research were conducted in hunt communities. There is support for hunting in rural areas with hunting communities, but that is concentrated around the hunt. In the countryside in general, people support the hunt ban by two to one.

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

Mr John McFall: ...poll was conducted over the telephone, whereas MORI conducted a statistical poll over a rolling period, so statistically it is more accurate. It concludes that rural dwellers nationally are not pro-hunting, not at odds with urban dwellers over the most important issues and, indeed, not predominantly Conservative voters. In fact, more are Labour voters. The anecdotal evidence presented to...

Orders of the Day — Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill (3 Mar 1995)

Mr John McFall: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. As I was saying, 80 per cent. of county councils in England have banned hunting, and that is a step in the right direction. Clause 2 of the Bill seeks to outlaw the wilful use of dogs to kill, injure, pursue or attack wild mammals. It would outlaw the so-called sports of fox, hare and deer hunting, which involve hounding animals to exhaustion and death. It...

Orders of the Day — Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill (3 Mar 1995)

Mr John McFall: ...MacDonald and Paul Johnson, with the full co-operation of the Masters of Foxhounds Association and the National Farmers Union. It shows that a third of the 15,000 to 20,000 foxes that are killed by hunting are dug out or bolted from their earths with the aid of terriers, despite the fact that fox hunts employ earth stoppers whose job it is to block every fox earth, badger sett and drain...

Orders of the Day — Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill (3 Mar 1995)

Mr John McFall: ...to sheep farmers. Only 53.8 per cent. of those farmers claimed to have ever lost a lamb to foxes, and even they admitted that such losses did not exceed 1 per cent. of their lambs. Of course fox hunters might claim that hunting keeps fox numbers down, thereby keeping lamb losses low, but Dr. MacDonald's Oxford university report reveals that the 15,000 to 20,000 foxes that are killed by...

Orders of the Day — Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill (3 Mar 1995)

Mr John McFall: ...know of the Deer (Scotland) Act 1959, which allows for the culling of deer. Clause 2 deals with hare coursing, which the House voted overwhelmingly to ban 20 years ago. Had it not been for the hunting lobby in another place—which diverted that measure into the backwaters of a Select Committee to await a general election—we would not have to consider hare coursing today....

Orders of the Day — Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill (3 Mar 1995)

Mr John McFall: ...that the main reason for the decline in the number of hares from 4 million to 800,000 is the advent of modern farming methods and herbicides, but, with more enlightened practices and a ban on the hunting and coursing of hares, we shall perhaps see their numbers revive. Clause 3 seeks to prohibit the use of snares, which, as hon. Members have said, are undoubtedly both cruel and...

Orders of the Day — Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill (3 Mar 1995)

Mr John McFall: ...land, stampede livestock, kill sheep and poultry, attack and kill pet cats and dogs, invade gardens, damage crops and disrupt the lives of rural people. By contrast, in the entire history of drag hunting—which goes back to the 1800s—there has not been one recorded case of drag hounds being involved in any such incident while out hunting. Drag hunting is the obvious acceptable...