Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown moves an amendment to the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill which would replicate the safeguards of the EU law in respect of recognition of local customs relating to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown welcomes the announcement that Ukrainian refugees with passports can apply for UK visas online and calls on the Home Secretary to look at other steps that would speed up the system such as accepting the biometrics on Ukrainian identity cards and ensuring sufficient translators are available.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown congratulates the Government on progress on negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as it presents an enormous opportunity to propel UK exports into a very high growth area of the world in the Pacific Rim.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown urges the west to stand together, impose a full set of economic sanctions and resupply Ukraine in any military way possible without leading to full-scale troop insertions and, above all, we must continue to give Ukraine hope.