Results 1-20 of 33 for hunting speaker:Eric Martlew

Petitions: Seal hunting (Canada) (23 May 2007)

Eric Martlew: I rise to present the petition of the International Fund for Animal Welfare and concerned members of the public regarding Canada's commercial seal hunt. The petition is signed by Brenda King and more than 46,000 other UK citizens, and should be seen in the context of the further 144,000 postcards, text messages and letters presented to the Minister for Trade today, of another...

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

Eric Martlew: ...docked, because since 1993 it has been illegal for anyone but a vet to do that, and the veterinary associations have been against it. I draw my hon. Friend's attention to the discussions on the Hunting Act 2004. My good and hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood (Paddy Tipping) and I stood shoulder to shoulder on that but we probably provided too many exemptions, and people have abused the...

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Canada (8 Mar 2006)

Eric Martlew: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions on the Canadian seal hunt he had with the Canadian Foreign Minister during their recent meeting; and if he will make a statement.

Orders of the Day — Animal Welfare Bill (10 Jan 2006)

Eric Martlew: The hon. Gentleman refers to ambiguities. The new leader of the Conservative party has said that he will bring back hare coursing, stag hunting and fox hunting. Does the hon. Gentleman agree with his leader?

Orders of the Day — Animal Welfare Bill (10 Jan 2006)

Eric Martlew: Fox hunting.

Orders of the Day — Protective Headgear for Young Cyclists Bill (23 Apr 2004)

Mr Eric Martlew: ...opponents of the Bill. I do not include those hon. Members in the Chamber. I have been a Member of the House for quite a long time now and I have been involved in various campaigns, one of which was on the Hunting Bill with my hon. Friend the Member for Worcester (Mr. Foster). After a while one acquires a grudging respect for one's opponents, despite disagreeing with them, but I cannot...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Schedule 1 - Exempt Hunting (6 Feb 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: By moving the amendment, does the hon. Gentleman wish to ban those hunts?

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

Mr Eric Martlew: ...the fact that those involved could not dig them out. I was not saying that they do not use dogs, because I know that they do. It is obvious that the hon. and learned Gentleman is used to following hunts on horseback.

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 27 - Automatic conditions of individual registration (30 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: ...rid of it. I recently read an article on the sporting page—why it was there, I do not know—of that well-known newspaper the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald. It reported three days' hunting by the Ullswater hounds, chasing five foxes—one of them for over two and a half hours—and not killing any. That is not a good argument for hunting as pest control. The argument...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 27 - Automatic conditions of individual registration (30 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: ...that I must be right. I am trying to do away with the chase, and that is exactly what the amendments would achieve. It was proved that deer suffer great terror during the chase. Talking to former huntsmen in Cumbria, I have been told of incidences of the fox running to the point of exhaustion, turning round, lying down and facing the hounds. I believe that at that point the animal would be...

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 27 - Automatic conditions of individual registration (30 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: ...Roe. I have not been out of order, but I shall be if I continue. The reality is that if the amendments are accepted, they will go a long way in satisfying those of us who want to end the cruelty of hunting.

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: utility and least suffering (16 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: I accept what the hon. Gentleman says, so I shall not go into why domestic dogs catch mange and foxhounds do not, although that seems a mystery. The hon. Gentleman mentioned that the hunt disperses foxes and, I think, talked about his experiences on Salisbury plain. But would that not disperse the foxes that have mange, meaning that the disease was carried to a wider area?

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: utility and least suffering (16 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who is very tolerant. I have listened to his arguments that foxhunting kills the old and the diseased. That is selection. Will he explain to me the purpose of cub hunting, which kills the young and healthy?

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: (14 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: The hon. Gentleman has just pointed out the fact that coursing is not hunting.

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: (14 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: On recreational pest control, does the hon. Member for Montgomeryshire agree that we draw lines with reference to species? I presume that there is an argument for the hunting of otters, as well as for cock fighting and badger baiting. Those activities contain recreational elements, but I take it that he is not of favour of them. It depends on which species are beyond the pale.

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: (14 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: ...mounted packs; the Cumberland Foxhounds and the Cumberland Farmers. The fell packs are in the Lake district. My point is that there are so many healthy foxes in Leicestershire and elsewhere because hunts breed foxes. Is it not the case that there are artificial earths?

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: (9 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: Can the hon. Gentleman explain whether he believes that hunting with hounds is a form of pest control or a sport?

Public Bill Committee: Hunting Bill: Clause 8 - Tests for registration: (9 Jan 2003)

Mr Eric Martlew: ...hon. Gentleman referred to fell packs. On Second Reading, I made a speech that led an irate joint master of a fell pack to ring me up. He said that it was a disgrace that I should suggest that his hunt used artificial earths, but also said that the Blencathra hunt had three artificial earths. What is the point of having artificial earths if it is a matter of pest control; surely they are...

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

Mr Eric Martlew: I am very interested in this because, obviously, my constituency is on the borders. I do not know whether my foxes escape into Scotland. The hon. Gentleman said that people who hunt are not cruel, but what he says is happening in Scotland is cruel. How can that be justified? People do not have to chase a fox with hounds, but he says that that happens to some injured foxes. They then die in a...

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

Mr Eric Martlew: Does the hon. Gentleman agree that hunting with hounds is not really a matter of pest control?