Plenary, 15 Dec 2005

Meeting date: Thursday, December 15, 2005

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Animal Welfare Bill

The next item of business is consideration of motion S2M-3741, in the name of Ross Finnie, on the Animal Welfare Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation.

Motion moved,

That the Parliament agrees the principle of reciprocal recognition of court orders in relation to animal welfare and agrees that the relevant provisions of the Animal Welfare Bill, introduced into the House of Commons on 13 October 2005, so far as they relate to matters within the legislative competence of the Parliament, should be considered by the UK Parliament.—[Rhona Brankin.]

The question on that motion will be put at decision time.

I suspend the meeting until 6.30 pm.

Meeting suspended.

On resuming—