Consultations
Sometimes the Government has a clear idea of the legislation it wants to create. Other times it seeks more information from vested interests - people in industry, academics, the general public, scientists – in fact, anyone with an opinion. This is called a consultation and the Government will ask a series of questions about a particular subject and invite responses. The Government will then look at all of the responses and see if new information comes to light and if there is a consensus around specific areas. They will consider all of this information when preparing the final Bill for discussion before Parliament.
Consultation on the proposed amendment to the Welfare of Animals Regulations 1995: Use of Gas as a killing method for birds outside of a slaughter house
Monday, 02 October 2006 00:00
We welcome the consultation on the proposed amendment to the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, to provide for the use of gas as a method of killing large numbers of birds under certain specific conditions. We note that the use of gas is already permitted for killing birds outside of a slaughterhouse, for disease control purposes, but not for situations that may arise as a result of disease control measures (such as movement restrictions), or other emergencies (such as flooding).
Consultation on proposed amendment to the Welfare of Animals Regulations 1995
Consultation on Schools (Nutrition) Bill
Monday, 03 July 2006 00:00
We welcome many of the proposals on nutrition and health promotion in Scottish schools, in particular the many references to fruit, vegetables and cereals. It is of course essential that children are provided with all the essential nutrients which make up a healthy diet and it is imperative that the idea of healthy eating should be instigated in schools. We would, however, like to ensure that vegetarian and vegan options are available to school pupils throughout Scotland. A well-balanced vegetarian diet closely matches expert dietary recommendations for healthy eating, being low in saturated fat and high in fibre, complex carbohydrates, and fresh fruit and vegetables.
Close seasons - a consultation by the Deer Commission for Scotland
Tuesday, 01 February 2005 00:00
Response: We believe that the central principle in this debate should be that the culling of deer should be kept to an absolute minimum. Wherever possible, alternatives to culling should be used both to control the size of the deer population and as a means of avoiding damage by deer to woodlands and agricultural production of crops or livestock. Where culling is carried out, it must be performed humanely by persons who have demonstrated that they are fit and competent to cull deer in as humane a manner as possible.
Consultation by Scottish Executive on proposals to revise existing animal welfare legislation
Wednesday, 30 June 2004 00:00
Response: We warmly welcome the proposal to enact a new Animal Welfare Bill. We hope this will result in considerably strengthened animal welfare legislation. In general, we welcome the definition proposed in the Consultation Document. We are, however extremely concerned about the possibility, mentioned at a meeting with SEERAD, that crustaceans may be removed from the definition.
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