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The clause requires a Minister whose Department has been subject to an Animal Sentience Committee report to lay a written report before Parl

I would say no. The formulation and thought process of legislation feels like it takes considerable time, as we all know.

The clause provides for the inclusion of the Animal Sentience Committee in the list of organisations subject to the provisions of the Public

Clause 2 tasks the Animal Sentience Committee with publishing reports that give its opinion on whether, or to what extent, Ministers have ha

I thank the hon. Member for Newport West for her co-operation; I know that she is merely trying to assist.

I agree that this is an important piece of legislation and, like the hon.

I will come on to that in my answer because, arguably, the one thing the committee does have up its sleeve is the ability to name and shame

With respect, this is about semantics. It is a matter of drafting, as I have said, and not about misunderstanding.

The hon. Member’s letter of 30 November was answered on 8 February 2022.

My Department has not conducted any dedicated assessment of the sustainability of Advanced Thermal Treatments, including pyrolysis and gasif