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Horse welfare

Inquiry by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, 1 July 2014 to 1 April 2015. Its page on the Parliament website.

Evidence sessions

  • 3 September 2014: David Bowles, Head of Public Affairs, RSPCA, Lee Hackett, Director of Equine Policy, British Horse Society and Roly Owers, Chief Executive, World Horse Welfare; Henry Robinson, President, CLA, Minette Batters, Deputy President, National Farmers Union and Steven Gale, Animal Health and Welfare Officer, Stockton on Tees Borough Council; Joseph G Jones, Spokesman, Gypsy Council, the International Romani Union, and the European Romani Union, Bill Forrester, Chair, National Association of Gypsy and Travellers Officers and John Grant, Spokesman, Traveller and Animal Welfare Issues; Lord de Mauley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Defra, Sue Ellis, Head of the Animal Welfare Team, Defra, and Andrew Bishop, Head of Livestock and Equine Identification and Animal Movements Teams, Defra