Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub- Committee

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1 TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2015 Ms Margaret Ritchie 1. Greyhound Welfare Resolved, That Neil Parish be appointed Chair of the Sub-committee Resolved, That the committee hold two evidence sessions on the 24 th of November and the 8 th of December Resolved, To visit the Crayford Greyhound Track, Crayford on the 1 st of December 2015 Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Greyhound Welfare inquiry be reported to the House for publication on the internet. Grey2k Usa Worldwide Ms Liz Carlton Stanley Wright Ms Philippa Jones Ms Lisa Clarke Ms Lorraine Cannock Mr Ian Moran League Against Cruel Sports Ms Vicki Fowkes Mrs Maria Lockley Miss Maureen Day Greyhound Crusaders Greyhound Compassion

2 Inclusive Lifestyle Fitness Miss J Allcock Mr Derek Sheppard Betty & Butch Ltd Miss Jenny Yu Ms Catherine Lowe Greyhound Forum Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Greyhound Rescue West Of England British Greyhound Racing Fund Department for Culture, Media And Sport Dogs Trust Rspca Blue Cross Mrs Kay Race Mr Julian Asher Dr Damian Allcock Mr Christopher Robertson Ms Beverley Harper Ms Liz Reid Association of Greyhound Track Vets Society of Greyhound Veterinarians Christopher Snoop Miss Laura Slade Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare Greyhound Board of Great Britain Retired Greyhound Trust Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service Limited The Association of British Bookmakers British Horseracing Authority Bridget Graham Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Katharine Bird Greyhound Awareness Welfare and Protection UK Caged North West [Adjourned till to a day and time to be fixed by the Chair.]

3 Simon Hart Ms Margaret Ritchie Tuesday 24 November Greyhound Welfare Resolved, that the supplementary written evidence be presented to the full committee for publication. Greyt Exploitations Greyhound Trainers Association Association of Greyhound Track Vets Clarissa Baldwin CBE, CEO, Greyhound Forum, Professor Steve Dean Chairman, Retired Greyhound Trust, Dr Toni Shephard, Head of Policy and Research, League Against Cruel Sports, Emily Burns-Sweeney, Director of Homing, Kenneling & Welfare Greyhound Rescue West of England; and Dr Simon Adams, Association of Greyhound Track Vets, Dr Andrew Bartholomew, Society of Greyhound Veterinarians, and Dr. Hazel Bentall gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till Tuesday, 8th December at 2 pm]

4 Appendix Angela Smith entry in the Register of Members Financial Interests as at 9 November 2015 Smith, Angela (Penistone and Stocksbridge) 2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) Name of donor: Fundraiser organised by myself and another Labour MP Address of donor: n/a Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 8, was raised of which I received 3,960 for my General Election funds Date of receipt: 13 November 2014 Date of acceptance: 13 November 2014 Donor status: n/a (Registered 10 December 2014) Name of donor: Dr Brian May Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 5,000 Date received: 15 April 2015 Date accepted: 15 April 2015 Donor status: individual (Registered 03 June 2015) 9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses I employ my husband, Steven Wilson, as Senior Parliamentary Researcher.

5 Simon Hart Ms Margaret Ritchie Tuesday 8 December Greyhound Welfare Resolved, that the supplementary written evidence be presented to the full committee for publication. British Greyhound Racing Fund Greyhound Rescue West of England Resolved, that the Sub- visit an independent greyhound racing track in January. Barry Faulkner, CEO, Great Britain Greyhound Board, Tom Kelly, Chairman, Great Britain Greyhound Board, Dominic Ford, Chairman, Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service, John Curran, Director, Racecourse Promoters Association; and George Eustice, Minister of State for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment, Defra, Sue Ellis, Deputy Director, Head of the Animal Welfare team, Defra gave oral evidence. [Adjourned till a date to be confirmed]

6 TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2016 Simon Hart Draft Report (Greyhound Welfare), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read. Ordered, That the Draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph. Paragraphs 1 to 95 agreed to. Summary agreed to. Resolved, That the Report be the First Report of the Sub- to the. Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the. [Adjourned till a date to be confirmed