'.—(1) A person does not commit an offence under section 1(1) if as a member of a gun pack:(a) he hunts foxes with dogs for the purpose of culling, whether or not foxes are killed by dogs in the process, or (b) he hunts an injured fox in order to kill it with dogs where it is reasonably believed by the person in control of those dogs to be the most effective method of killing it.
(2) In this section "Gun Pack" means any club or association registered with the Welsh Farmers Fox Control Association or any like Fox Control Association with similar purposes established in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland and which operates according to the code of practice prescribed by that Association'.—[Mr. Öpik.]
Brought up, and read the First time.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:—
The House divided: Ayes 43, Noes 138.
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AYES
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| Arbuthnot, James | Johnson Smith, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey |
| Blunt, Crispin | Lansley, Andrew |
| Boswell, Tim | Leigh, Edward |
| Brooke, Rt Hon Peter | Luff, Peter |
| Chope, Christopher | Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas |
| Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | McIntosh, Miss Anne |
| Colvin, Michael | MacKay, Andrew |
| Curry, Rt Hon David | Maclean, Rt Hon David |
| Duncan, Alan | Maginnis, Ken |
| Emery, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Mawhinney, Rt Hon Sir Brian |
| Forth, Rt Hon Eric | Öpik, Lembit |
| Garnier, Edward | Prior, David |
| Gill, Christopher | Robathan, Andrew |
| Goodlad, Rt Hon Sir Alastair | Spicer, Sir Michael |
| Gray, James | Spring, Richard |
| Greenway, John | Streeter, Gary |
| Gummer, Rt Hon John | Taylor, Ian (Esher & Walton) |
| Hamilton, Rt Hon Sir Archie | Wilkinson, John |
| Hawkins, Nick | Woodward, Shaun |
| Heald, Oliver | Yeo, Tim |
| Hoey, Kate | |
| Hogg, Rt Hon Douglas | Tellers for the Ayes:
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| Howarth, Gerald (Aldershot) | Mr. Peter Atkinson and
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Mr. Owen Paterson.
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NOES
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| Ainger, Nick | Bradshaw, Ben |
| Anderson, Janet (Rossendale) | Brake, Tom |
| Atkins, Charlotte | Brown, Rt Hon Nick (Newcastle E) |
| Atkinson, David (Bour'mth E) | Buck, Ms Karen |
| Austin, John | Burden, Richard |
| Ballard, Mrs Jackie | Butler, Mrs Christine |
| Barnes, Harry | Cable, Dr Vincent |
| Begg, Miss Anne | Campbell, Alan (Tynemouth) |
| Benn, Rt Hon Tony | Caplin, Ivor |
| Bennett, Andrew F | Casale, Roger |
| Boateng, Paul | Caton, Martin |
| Bradley, Peter (The Wrekin) | Cawsey, Ian |
| Clapham, Michael | Miller, Andrew |
| Clark, Rt Hon Dr David (S Shields) | Moffatt, Laura |
| Clark, Dr Lynda (Edinburgh Pentlands) | Morgan, Ms Julie (Cardiff N) |
| Clarke, Charles (Norwich S) | Morley, Elliot |
| Clarke, Tony (Northampton S) | Mountford, Kali |
| Clwyd, Ann | Murphy, Paul (Torfaen) |
| Coaker, Vernon | Naysmith, Dr Doug |
| Coleman, Iain | Norris, Dan |
| Cooper, Yvette | O'Brien, Mike (N Warks) |
| Corbyn, Jeremy | Olner, Bill |
| Corston, Ms Jean | Palmer, Dr Nick |
| Cousins, Jim | Pickthall, Colin |
| Cox, Tom | Pike, Peter L |
| Darvill, Keith | Pound, Stephen |
| Davis, Terry (B'ham Hodge H) | Prentice, Ms Bridget (Lewisham E) |
| Dobbin, Jim | Primarolo, Dawn |
| Dowd, Jim | Prosser, Gwyn |
| Eagle, Angela (Wallasey) | Quinn, Lawrie |
| Etherington, Bill | Rammell, Bill |
| Ewing, Mrs Margaret | Rapson, Syd |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | Reed, Andrew (Loughborough) |
| Flint, Caroline | Rendel, David |
| Flynn, Paul | Rooker, Jeff |
| Foster, Don (Bath) | Ruane, Chris |
| Foster, Michael J (Worcester) | Russell, Bob (Colchester) |
| Gale, Roger | Savidge, Malcolm |
| Gibson, Dr Ian | Sawford, Phil |
| Gilroy, Mrs Linda | Sedgemore, Brian |
| Gordon, Mrs Eileen | Shaw, Jonathan |
| Hall, Mike (Weaver Vale) | Skinner, Dennis |
| Hancock, Mike | Smith, Angela (Basildon) |
| Henderson, Ivan (Harwich) | Smith, Jacqui (Redditch) |
| Hill, Keith | Smith, Llew (Blaenau Gwent) |
| Hughes, Kevin (Doncaster N) | Southworth, Ms Helen |
| Hughes, Simon (Southwark N) | Squire, Ms Rachel |
| Hutton, John | Starkey, Dr Phyllis |
| Iddon, Dr Brian | Stewart, Ian (Eccles) |
| Jackson, Ms Glenda (Hampstead) | Stinchcombe, Paul |
| Jackson, Helen (Hillsborough) | Taylor, Rt Hon Mrs Ann (Dewsbury) |
| Jones, Dr Lynne (Selly Oak) | Taylor, Sir Teddy |
| Kelly, Ms Ruth | Thomas, Gareth R (Harrow W) |
| Kennedy, Jane (Wavertree) | Timms, Stephen |
| King, Andy (Rugby & Kenilworth) | Tipping, Paddy |
| King, Ms Oona (Bethnal Green) | Todd, Mark |
| Lawrence, Ms Jackie | Turner, Dr Desmond (Kemptown) |
| Lepper, David | Turner, Dr George (NW Norfolk) |
| Lloyd, Tony (Manchester C) | Twigg, Stephen (Enfield) |
| Love, Andrew | Vis, Dr Rudi |
| McCabe, Steve | Walley, Ms Joan |
| McDonagh, Siobhain | Watts, David |
| McFall, John | White, Brian |
| McIsaac, Shona | Whitehead, Dr Alan |
| McNamara, Kevin | Williams, Alan W (E Carmarthen) |
| McNulty, Tony | Winterton, Ms Rosie (Doncaster C) |
| MacShane, Denis | Wright, Anthony D (Gt Yarmouth) |
| Marshall—Andrews, Robert | |
| Martlew, Eric | Tellers for the Noes:
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| Merron, Gillian | Mr. John Heppell and
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| Michie, Bill (Shef'ld Heeley) | Mr. Joe Benton.
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Question accordingly negatived.