Results 1-10 of 10 for hunting speaker:Andrew Turner

Fallen Stock (Isle of Wight) (23 Jun 2009)

Andrew Turner: ...arrangements and infrastructure are in place, so farmers can comply with the law. On the Isle of Wight, however, we do not have any approved facilities to deal with our fallen stock. The Isle of Wight hunt offered a service until March 2005 but withdrew from the scheme because its incinerator no longer met the animal by-product regulations. Following the hunt's decision in May 2005 the...

Public Bill Committee: Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords]: Clause 35 (1 Jul 2008)

Andrew Turner: Why is the Minister prepared to go so slowly in the case of private fostering arrangements when others were happy to be in favour of fast legislation, such as that relating to fox hunting?

Public Bill Committee: National Lottery Bill: Schedule 2 - New Schedule 4A to the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (25 Oct 2005)

Andrew Turner: ...abruptly brought to a halt my remarks on the amendment, because that was the direction in which I was drifting. I am sad to say that the shooting of foxes in Committee is still permitted under the Hunting Act 2004. None the less, I want to know the circumstances in which the Secretary of State can detect that someone is unwilling if that person has not indicated that he is unwilling. If he...

Business of the House (10 Feb 2005)

Mr Andrew Turner: ...'s apologies? He would thus have the opportunity to apologise for the dome, weapons of mass destruction, his broken promises on tax, his broken promises on dentistry, misleading "Newsnight" on hunting, his failure to help to promote democracy in Zimbabwe, and so on.

Public Bill Committee: Children Bill [Lords]: Clause 4 - Inquiries initiated by Commissioner (14 Oct 2004)

Mr Andrew Turner: ...of particular policies where they affect the devolution settlement. The hon. Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Mr. Williams) says that we should legislate for what is happening, but fox hunting is happening and we do not seem to be too happy to legislate on that. There has to be a hard-nosed approach to this matter, which says either, ''This is the devolution settlement, let's work...

Public Bill Committee: Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill: [Continuation from column 288] (20 Jan 2004)

Mr Andrew Turner: ...to myth rather than fact. It is a dishonest sort of politics: they erect a man of straw and then knock him down. They did so on Iraq and weapons of mass destruction, and they did so on fox hunting. The Prime Minister claimed that the House of Lords blocked the Bill, when in fact it had never been near the House of Lords. Now the Government seem to be doing the same with the asylum system....

Health Fit Process (Isle of Wight) (26 Feb 2003)

Mr Andrew Turner: ..., a minor injuries unit? My noble Friend the Earl Howe asked that question in another place last Wednesday, but even before he did so people were beginning to suspect that it meant a minor injuries unit. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath declined to give my noble Friend the confirmation that he sought—that emergency surgery would remain on the island. Not surprisingly, my constituents have...

Written Answers — Home Department: Hunting-related Offences (26 Jun 2002)

Mr Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences against (a) hunt personnel, supporters or their property and (b) opponents of hunting or their property (i) were reported, (ii) were prosecuted and (iii) led to convictions in each year since 1997.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting (11 Jan 2002)

Mr Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what are the conditions with which (a) hunt organisers and (b) hunt followers must comply following approval of recommencement of hunting in England; and what is the purpose of each condition.

Social Inclusion and Sport (22 Nov 2001)

Mr Andrew Turner: ...Interruption.] My hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Mr. Hawkins) mentions—not too sotto voce—the disabled. Equestrian sports are also important. It may be unhelpful to mention hunting, but it is a sport that involves the whole rural community. Other equestrian sports demonstrate that riding is not an exclusive activity. It is said of the Isle of Wight—it may be...