House of Commons Library: The Hunting Bill Research Paper 02/82

Addresses the current Bill, examines the potential application of the Parliament Act to the issue, and provides an overview of the Parliamentary debate of the 2000-2001 Hunting Bill and related comment. Published 13th December 2002.

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Hunting Bill 2003 (Bill 10)

Text of the Hunting Bill, as introduced in the House of Commons on 3rd December 2002. Html and pdf versions with link to separate Explanatory Notes.

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Commons Standing Committee F: Hunting Bill 2003 (Bill 10)

Includes the official report of proceedings for each sitting of the Committee through February 27 2003, plus the Committee membership and the resulting version of the Bill.

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The Labour Party: Hunting with dogs to be judged on 'case by case' basis

Hunting with dogs will be permitted under the new Hunting Bill provided it can be shown there is a need to undertake the activity and there is no generally less cruel method.

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DEFRA: Hunting Bill Strengthened and Clarified in Committee - Michael

Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael's version of what transpired in the Standing Committee meetings. Includes a full list of amendments.

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Hunting Bill 2003 (Bill 10)

Text of the Hunting Bill, as amended in Standing Committee F on 28th February 2003 prior to Third Reading. Html and pdf versions.

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10 Downing Street Newsroom: Hunting with dogs to be judged 'on a case-by-base basis'

Rural Affairs Minister's statement in full. Hunting with dogs will be permitted under the new Hunting Bill on a case-by-case basis provided it satisfies two tests. The 'utility' test involves asking what is necessary to prevent serious damage to livestock, crops and other property, and the 'cruelty' test which involves asking which effective methods of achieving that purpose cause the least suffering.

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10 Downing Street Newsroom: Hunting

The Prime Minister believed that in reaching the conclusions that had been reached Mr Michael had done his best to try to find a rational way forward. Asked whether the Prime Minister would vote for the Bill, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister fully supported Mr Michael.

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Hunting Bill 2003 (Bill 10) - Amendments

Notices of amendments prior to Third Reading.

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Hunting Bill 2003 (Bill 10) - Explanatory Notes

Notes refer to the Hunting Bill as introduced in the House of Commons on 3rd December 2002.

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Joint Committee On Human Rights - Seventh Report

Subject to any amendments being introduced to the Hunting Bill at a later stage, the Committee believes that the Bill doesn't give rise to a significant risk of incompatibility with Convention rights, and compensation is not required, because it's not a complete ban.

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Joint Committee On Human Rights - Memorandum from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Memorandum to Joint Committee stating its position on the Hunting Bill's compatibility with the Human Rights Act.

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10 Downing Street Newsroom - Hunting

Asked how the Prime Minister would be voting in tonight's hunting Bill the PMOS said that the first thing to say was that it was a free vote and that had always been the case. Journalists could expect the Prime Minister to be voting for the Government Bill.

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Hunting Bill 2003 (Bill 10): Commons, Hunting Bill (Programme) (No. 3)

Discussion about the tabling and order of the amendments to the hunting bill, prior to the actual debate and vote.

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Hunting Bill 2003 (Bill 10): Commons, Third Reading

Hansard transcript of debate. Vote to amend it to be a complete ban on hunting: 362 yes, 154 no.

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