Agriculture Council

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 22 June 1995.

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Photo of Mr William Waldegrave Mr William Waldegrave , Bristol West 3:31, 22 June 1995

It would be ridiculous to have a review of a new directive in less than three years. It will take at least three years to gain experience that will be worth reviewing. That is a perfectly sensible time limit.

When the hon. Gentleman was arguing that we should introduce national measures on licensing and so on, he did so, firmly telling the House that we would never get the agreement that we have got today. We have got the agreement that we have today. I must remind the hon. Gentleman that he voted himself for the re-establishment of the live animal trade in 1975, when the standards were far lower than those that I have agreed today.