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British
Horse Society Ragwort Bill gathers pace |
The
British Horse Society (BHS) initiated Private Members' Bill on ragwort
control has successfully completed its Report Stage and Third Reading
in the House of Commons (11 July) and now moves on to the House
of Lords.
The
Bill, sponsored by John Greenway, MP (Cons) for Ryedale in North
Yorkshire and which paves the way for a statutory code of practice
to control ragwort, was debated among several cross party MPs for
almost two hours and unanimously commended to go forward.
BHS
Vice President, Baroness Masham, will promote the Bill in the Upper
House and it is expected that it will return to the Commons in time
to reach the Statute Book prior to the Queen's Speech before the
next session of Parliament.
Following
the debate John Greenway said, "Given the support for the horse
and animal welfare found in the House of Lords I am optimistic that
they will approve the Bill in the autumn. The Minister is already
well advanced on the consultation process for the code of practice
which should be up and running before the next season's growth of
ragwort."
BHS
chief executive Kay Driver added, "This is very good news and
we congratulate John Greenway on taking the Bill through the Commons
so successfully."
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