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'.—(1) Subject to compliance with subsections (2) and (3), hunting of feral mink with dogs shall be permitted on any land, river, lake, waterway or coastal area at the request of the owner or occupier thereof where that person reasonably believes that mink need to be controlled there in order to protect or conserve fish (whether required for angling or human consumption), waterfowl, ground nesting birds or other wild life.
(2) Any person hunting mink under subsection (1), should take all reasonable steps to avoid unnecessary damage to habitat or wild life.
(3) When any otter is located during the course of hunting all dogs under the control of the person hunting shall be withdrawn from the vicinity immediately.
(4) Hunting of feral mink shall not be permitted in any area certified by the Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency as unsuitable for hunting because of likely disturbance to the habitat of wild life, provided the relevant Agency controls the mink in such area by other means.
(5) For the purpose of this section "owner" shall include riparian owner.'.—[Kate Hoey.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:—
§ The House proceeded to a Division—
§ Angela Smith (Basildon)(seated and covered): On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. May I ask the Serjeant at Arms, through you, why it is taking so long to clear the Aye Lobby? Can the Serjeant at Arms be sent into the Lobby to see why the delay has occurred?
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerI shall keep an eye on the situation, but the length of time taken for the Division, 12 minutes, has not yet been excessive—it has taken one minute longer than the previous ones. Certainly, if any further time passes, I shall send the Serjeant in.
§ The House having divided: Ayes 42, Noes 139.
868| Division No. 207] | [10.47 am |
| AYES | |
| Blunt, Crispin | Hawkins, Nick |
| Boswell, Tim | Heald, Oliver |
| Brooke, Rt Hon Peter | Heathcoat—Amory, Rt Hon David |
| Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael |
| Colvin, Michael | Hoey, Kate |
| Curry, Rt Hon David | Hogg, Rt Hon Douglas |
| Emery, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Howarth, Gerald (Aldershot) |
| Forth, Rt Hon Eric | Johnson Smith, |
| Garnier, Edward | Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey |
| Gill, Christopher | Lansley, Andrew |
| Goodlad, Rt Hon Sir Alastair | Leigh, Edward |
| Gray, James | Luff, Peter |
| Greenway, John | Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas |
| Gummer, Rt Hon John | McIntosh, Miss Anne |
| Hamilton, Rt Hon Sir Archie | MacKay, Andrew |
| Maclean, Rt Hon David |
| Maginnis, Ken | Taylor, Ian (Esher & Walton) |
| Mawhinney, Rt Hon Sir Brian | Wilkinson, John |
| Öpik, Lembit | Woodward, Shaun |
| Prior, David | Yeo, Tim |
| Robathan, Andrew | |
| Spicer, Sir Michael | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Spring, Richard | Mr. Peter Atkinson and |
| Streeter, Gary | Mr. Owen Paterson. |
| NOES | |
| Ainger, Nick | King, Andy (Rugby & Kenilworth) |
| Anderson, Janet (Rossendale) | King, Ms Oona (Bethnal Green) |
| Atkins, Charlotte | Lawrence, Ms Jackie |
| Atkinson, David (Bour'mth E) | Lepper, David |
| Austin, John | Lloyd, Tony (Manchester C) |
| Ballard, Mrs Jackie | Love, Andrew |
| Barnes, Harry | McCabe, Steve |
| Begg, Miss Anne | McDonagh, Siobhain |
| Benn, Rt Hon Tony | McFall, John |
| Bennett, Andrew F | McIsaac, Shona |
| Bradley, Peter (The Wrekin) | Mackinlay, Andrew |
| Bradshaw, Ben | McNamara, Kevin |
| Brake, Tom | McNulty, Tony |
| Brown, Rt Hon Nick (Newcastle E) | MacShane, Denis |
| Buck, Ms Karen | Marshall—Andrews, Robert |
| Burden, Richard | Martlew, Eric |
| Butler, Mrs Christine | Merron, Gillian |
| Byers, Stephen | Michie, Bill (Shef'ld Heeley) |
| Campbell, Alan (Tynemouth) | Miller, Andrew |
| Caplin, Ivor | Moffatt, Laura |
| Casale, Roger | Morgan, Ms Julie (Cardiff N) |
| Caton, Martin | Morley, Elliot |
| Cawsey, Ian | Mountford, Kali |
| Clapham, Michael | Murphy, Paul (Torfaen) |
| Clark, Rt Hon Dr David (S Shields) | Naysmith, Dr Doug |
| Clark, Dr Lynda (Edinburgh Pentlands) | Norris, Dan |
| Clarke, Charles (Norwich S) | O'Brien, Mike (N Warks) |
| Clarke, Tony (Northampton S) | Olner, Bill |
| Clwyd, Ann | Palmer, Dr Nick |
| Coaker, Vernon | Pickthall, Colin |
| Coleman, Iain | Pike, Peter L |
| Cooper, Yvette | Pound, Stephen |
| Corbyn, Jeremy | Prentice, Ms Bridget (Lewisham E) |
| Corston, Ms Jean | Prescott, Rt Hon John |
| Cousins, Jim | Primarolo, Dawn |
| Cox, Tom | Prosser, Gwyn |
| Darvill, Keith | Quinn, Lawrie |
| Davis, Terry (B'ham Hodge H) | Rammell, Bill |
| Dobbin, Jim | Rapson, Syd |
| Dowd, Jim | Reed, Andrew (Loughborough) |
| Eagle, Angela (Wallasey) | Rendel, David |
| Etherington, Bill | Rooker, Jeff |
| Ewing, Mrs Margaret | Ruane, Chris |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | Russell, Bob (Colchester) |
| Flint, Caroline | Savidge, Malcolm |
| Flynn, Paul | Sawford, Phil |
| Foster, Don (Bath) | Sedgemore, Brian |
| Foster, Michael J (Worcester) | Shaw, Jonathan |
| Gale, Roger | Skinner, Dennis |
| Gibson, Dr Ian | Smith, Angela (Basildon) |
| Gilroy, Mrs Linda | Smith, Jacqui (Redditch) |
| Gordon, Mrs Eileen | Smith, Llew (Blaenau Gwent) |
| Hall, Mike (Weaver Vale) | Southworth, Ms Helen |
| Hancock, Mike | Squire, Ms Rachel |
| Henderson, Ivan (Harwich) | Starkey, Dr Phyllis |
| Hill, Keith | Stewart, Ian (Eccles) |
| Hughes, Kevin (Doncaster N) | Stinchcombe, Paul |
| Hughes, Simon (Southwark N) | Taylor, Rt Hon Mrs Ann (Dewsbury) |
| Hutton, John | Taylor, Sir Teddy |
| Iddon, Dr Brian | Thomas, Gareth R (Harrow W) |
| Jackson, Ms Glenda (Hampstead) | Timms, Stephen |
| Jackson, Helen (Hillsborough) | Tipping, Paddy |
| Jones, Dr Lynne (Selly Oak) | Todd, Mark |
| Kelly, Ms Ruth | Turner, Dr Desmond (Kemptown) |
| Kennedy, Jane (Wavertree) | Turner, Dr George (NW Norfolk) |
| Twigg, Stephen (Enfield) | Williams, Alan W (E Carmarthen) |
| Vis, Dr Rudi | Winterton, Ms Rosie (Doncaster C) |
| Walley, Ms Joan | Wright, Anthony D (Gt Yarmouth) |
| Watts, David | |
| White, Brian | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Whitehead, Dr Alan | Mr. John Heppell and |
| Mr. Joe Benton. |
§ Question accordingly negatived.