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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door
Posted by: John Southey
Date/Time: 14/07/15 17:13:00

Tomorrow the Government was due to introduce amendments to the Hunting Act under a free vote, which would have represented a significant improvement. The amendments would have removed the arbitrary two dog limit in exempt hunting, making it legal to flush and shoot foxes using packs of hounds.

If the changes had been passed it would have been legal to manage foxes and some other wild mammals using packs of hounds representing a significant improvement for many farmers and hunts, whilst moving the law into line with Scotland. The requirement to take reasonable steps to shoot would, however, have remained.

For reasons that have little, if anything, to do with the amendments under consideration, the SNP have decided to break their often repeated commitment not to vote on the Hunting Act which only affects England and Wales.

As recently as February Nicola Sturgeon said: “The SNP have a longstanding position of not voting on matters that purely affect England – such as foxhunting south of the border, for example – and we stand by that.”

Yesterday, however, the SNP said that they would be voting against the proposals to remind “an arrogant UK government of just how slender their majority is”.

In the face of the SNP’s u-turn the Government has postponed the vote. This was the correct decision. This is now clearly a constitutional issue rather than one about wildlife management or animal welfare and we look forward to the Government bringing the amendments back to Parliament in due course.


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Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 10:22:00 Claire Moran
   Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 10:37:00 Richard Greenhough
      Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 10:40:00 Janine Jarvis
         Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 10:50:00 Delilah Hall
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 11:15:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 11:30:00 Adrian Irving
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 11:49:00 Stuart Kerr
                     Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 12:24:00 Delilah Hall
                        Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 12:34:00 Dan Murphy
                           Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 12:47:00 Adrian Irving
                              Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 12:55:00 Dan Murphy
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 13:05:00 Jonathan Bingham
                           Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 12:52:00 Delilah Hall
                              Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 13:04:00 Adrian Irving
                              Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 13:07:00 bobby osborne
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 14:11:00 Loraine Pemberton
                        Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 12:45:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
                           Link to sign petition against fox hunting 09/07/15 13:15:00 Emma Wellings
                           Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 13:20:00 Keith Iddon
                              Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 13:32:00 Adrian Irving
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re: writing to your MP does make a difference! 09/07/15 13:53:00 Loraine Pemberton
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: writing to your MP does make a difference! 09/07/15 14:11:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re: writing to your MP does make a difference! 09/07/15 14:40:00 Adrian Irving
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 13:53:00 Keith Iddon
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 13:57:00 David Roberts
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 13:59:00 Keith Iddon
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 14:03:00 David Roberts
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 14:09:00 Keith Iddon
                                                Re:MKB Update.....09/07/15 14:15:00 Stuart Kerr
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 14:17:00 Andy Pease
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 16:32:00 Claire Moran
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 14:17:00 Adrian Irving
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 14:19:00 Keith Iddon
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 15:42:00 Vanessa Smith
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 16:05:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 18:22:00 Vanessa Smith
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 22:26:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
                           Re:The Angling Argument10/07/15 09:42:00 Richard Greenhough
                              Re:Re:The Angling Argument10/07/15 10:08:00 Vanessa Smith
                                 Re:Re:Re:The Angling Argument10/07/15 10:30:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
                                 Re:Re:Re:The Angling Argument10/07/15 10:31:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:The Angling Argument10/07/15 11:17:00 bobby osborne
                                 Re:Re:Re:The Angling Argument10/07/15 10:40:00 Richard Greenhough
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:The Angling Argument10/07/15 11:05:00 Claire Moran
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 16:17:00 Richard Greenhough
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 09/07/15 16:18:00 Carl Wynne
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 11:41:00 Claire Moran
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 12:45:00 Adrian Irving
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 14:35:00 Claire Moran
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 15:09:00 Adrian Irving
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 15:07:00 Carl Wynne
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 15:07:00 Dan Murphy
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 15:58:00 Claire Moran
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 16:09:00 Carl Wynne
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 16:21:00 George Turner
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 10/07/15 17:10:00 Peter Millman
                                          Foxhunting Vote 14/07/15 10:45:00 Claire Moran
                                             Re:Foxhunting Vote 14/07/15 10:46:00 Claire Moran
                                             Re:Foxhunting Vote 14/07/15 10:54:00 John Southey
                                                Re:Re:Foxhunting Vote 14/07/15 10:57:00 Claire Moran
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Foxhunting Vote 14/07/15 12:02:00 Keith Iddon
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Foxhunting Vote 14/07/15 12:39:00 Vanessa Smith
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Foxhunting Vote 14/07/15 13:01:00 Keith Iddon
                                                Re:Re:Foxhunting Vote 14/07/15 12:02:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Foxhunting Vote 14/07/15 12:19:00 Cllr Sam Hearn
                                                   Re:Albion14/07/15 12:28:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                      Re:Re:Albion14/07/15 12:57:00 Cllr Sam Hearn
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Albion14/07/15 13:01:00 bobby osborne
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Albion14/07/15 17:42:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Albion14/07/15 13:03:00 Keith Iddon
                                                            Re:Re:Re:Re:Albion14/07/15 13:05:00 bobby osborne
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Albion14/07/15 18:23:00 Keith Iddon
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 14/07/15 16:20:00 Loraine Pemberton
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 14/07/15 16:29:00 Bob Guyett
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 14/07/15 16:56:00 Loraine Pemberton
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 14/07/15 17:05:00 Philippa Bond
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 14/07/15 17:13:00 John Southey
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 14/07/15 17:16:00 Huw Burford-Taylor
                                                         Re:Fishy Folk14/07/15 17:27:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                            Re:Re:Fishy Folk14/07/15 17:31:00 Claire Moran
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Fishy Folk14/07/15 17:45:00 Richard Greenhough
                                                                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Fishy Folk14/07/15 18:34:00 Claire Moran
   Re:Cameron Bringing in Foxhunting By Back Door 15/07/15 00:47:00 Richard Cathcart

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