Animal Welfare

Penrith and The Border MP, Dr Neil Hudson, visited Barnhill Donkey Retreat, near Shap, to see the work being done to rehabilitate neglected donkeys. 

Dr Neil Hudson MP has welcomed the Government’s announcement that payments are being brought forward to help farmers with their cashflows.  

The MP for Penrith and The Border has pledged his support to children and young people with a vision impairment through Guide Dogs’ “All Things Equal” campaign.

The harrowing scenes from Ukraine continue and the Russian aggression and destruction is impossible to comprehend. I have been greatly moved by the generosity and kindness across Penrith and The Border in supporting Ukrainian refugees, including offers of housing.

There can be no doubt about the seriousness of the issues facing the food and farming sector caused by labour shortages, warns the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee today.

Today, Dr Neil Hudson MP for Penrith and The Border, reiterated that further action is needed to ease the rural cost-of-living crisis, following the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (DEFRA)  announcement of measures to address the cost-of-living crisis in rural communities, wit

MPs will hear from the Australian and New Zealand High Commissioners at 2:30pm in Committee Room 6 of the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday March 29, as the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee examines the UK’s trade deals with their two nations.

Dr Neil Hudson MP for Penrith and The Border has highlighted to the Government the impact of the rising cost of living in rural areas. Dr Hudson is urging the Government to act in the Spring Statement to help these communities.

During the remaining stages of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill in the House of Commons yesterday, Dr Neil Hudson MP covered pet theft, high welfare standards in trade deals, puppy smuggling and the abhorrent practice of ear-cropping.

Penrith and The Border MP, Dr Neil Hudson, today raised the issue of food security urged the Government into more action over the spiralling pig crisis.