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Fox hunting should be a matter for the Assembly, demands Plaid 15/9/2004
Responding to today's Commons vote in favour of a total ban on hunting, Plaid Cymru's parliamentary leader, Elfyn Llwyd MP said:
"Plaid Cymru believes the issue of hunting should be one for the National Assembly of Wales to decide. Wales is topographically, economically, socially and culturally distinct from England. It is breathtakingly arrogant of this government to refuse to allow Wales to decide on whether it wants to ban fox hunting.
"This bill shows disregard for the countryside, to rural livelihoods, and most ironically of all, to animal welfare and the truth is, it is nothing more than an attempt by the New Labour government to appease its disgruntled backbenchers who are rapidly losing faith in their party's right wing agenda.
"Hunting has been subjected to two detailed inquiries, the Burns Inquiry and Portcullis House Hearings, and neither produced evidence to justify a ban. The Government accepted this when it introduced a regulatory bill in December 2002 rather than a banning bill. Two years later and following a six month consultation process, the Hunting Bill will ban fox hunting completely. This bill is yet another example of New Labour's arrogance and obsession towards putting the interests of the Labour party ahead of the interests of the people."
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