Hunting with Dogs: Prohibition

Part of Orders of the Day — Hunting Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:15 pm on 17 January 2001.

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Photo of James Paice James Paice Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) 4:15, 17 January 2001

All the interventions that my right hon. and learned Friend has just taken on the issue of police resources ignore the fact that the police cannot cope with what they are supposed to do at present. Reference was made to people continuing to hunt illegally. However, is my right hon. and learned Friend aware that that already happens? Throughout East Anglia, there is a curse of illegal hare coursing against which the police, at present, cannot enforce the law. Therefore, enforcing further bans would only make a difficult situation worse.