Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 2:49 pm on 20th March 2019.
The right hon. Gentleman is making a very good point. Does he agree that in some cases—perhaps the majority of cases—the irresponsible owner is irresponsible through ignorance? It is an urban owner who takes a dog into the countryside and perhaps does not realise that the dog needs to be on the lead when in the proximity of sheep.