Closed Circuit Television In UK Slaughterhouses

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM177. Motion reads: "That this House calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals for the mandatory installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) in UK slaughterhouses; notes that a 2014 YouGov poll found that, of those who expressed a view, 87 per cent support mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses; expresses concern that eight of the nine slaughterhouses secretly filmed by Animal Aid have breached the law, a failure rate of 89 per cent; believes that the introduction of compulsory CCTV in UK slaughterhouses will increase animal protection and allow those caught on film breaking the law to be prosecuted; furthermore thanks the supermarkets for already insisting on CCTV in their slaughterhouse suppliers and welcomes the support of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for the use of CCTV in slaughterhouses as a useful monitoring tool; further notes that plant operators who operate CCTV are keen to demonstrate to FSA officials the high standard to which their operatives work; and further believes other UK slaughterhouses should follow this best practice to maintain the UK's position as a world leader on animal welfare standards."
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Multiple Sclerosis Society Treat Me Right Campaign

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM302. Motion reads: "That this House commends the Multiple Sclerosis Society for organising the Treat Me Right campaign; supports the campaign and believes that all licensed multiple sclerosis (MS) treatments should be available on the NHS making everyone eligible for them; notes that people with MS should have fair and equal access to the right treatments at the right time; further supports the goal that all people with relapsing remitting MS should be invited to talk with a specialist about their treatment, in light of new disease modifying drug options in 2014; agrees that accessible information about treatment options, and support to be equal partners in decision-making, should be available to all people with MS; further notes that this year marks a potential revolution in MS treatments for relapsing remitting MS due to the now nine MS drugs approved for use on the NHS; further notes that up to 80 per cent of people with MS retire within 15 years of diagnosis, severely shortening the working lives of young adults and incurring costs to the labour market and economy; and states that there are more than 100,000 people living with MS in the UK and that the Government needs to ensure that the NHS has the right treatment available as it can make a huge difference to their lives, helping control relapses and managing symptoms."
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Northern Ireland National Insurance

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM296. Motion reads: "That this House recognises that people working in Northern Ireland at ages 14 and 15 between 1947 and 1957 paid national insurance contributions but that these do not count towards their pension as this is calculated by taking into account contributions made from age 16 only; acknowledges that this impacts Northern Ireland disproportionately as the working age in Great Britain changed from 14 to 15 in 1947, 10 years before it was changed in Northern Ireland; and calls on the Government to look at measures to address this discrepancy."
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NATO Summit | Oral Answers to Questions – Communities and Local Government | Commons debates

May I associate myself and my right hon. and hon. Friends with the tributes that have been paid to Jim Dobbin? He was proud to be a Labour MP and he was proud to be a Scot, and those things are not mutually inconsistent, despite some of the observations made elsewhere in the kingdom about loyalty.

The attempt to obtain a 2% level of expenditure within 10 years can be regarded only as a rather gentle target, so is my right hon. Friend satisfied that it is strong enough? The real question that will be in the minds of many hon. Members is this: exactly where do we stand on action with regard to ISIS? Does he agree that it is right to recognise that the best that can be done in relation to an ideology such as that of ISIS is to

degrade it as far as possible, but that it would be entirely unrealistic to believe that political, economic or military means would destroy it?

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CAMPBELL: WE ARE BETTER TOGETHER AND SAFER TOGETHER

Liberal Democrat senior member of the UK Parliamentary Intelligence Committee, Sir Menzies Campbell MP, has said that comments from the former head of the MI6 Sir John Scarlett show that Scotland is safer as part of the UK family of nations.
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Sir Menzies Campbell said:
 
“In the debate about Scotland’s future there has barely been a moment’s discussion about how best to protect Scotland’s security in the event of independence despite the responsibility to protect being arguably the most important role a Government can hold.
 
“As part of the UK, Scotland is fully integrated into the strategic and operational protection provided by Britain’s extensive intelligence infrastructure, one which focuses not only on the safety of its citizens but on organised crime and cyber threats to businesses and institutions.
 
“Every year the United Kingdom spends £2 billion on its three intelligence services. When challenged about the financial provision a Scottish Government might make for intelligence services the SNP says that it would spend £200 million a year. As John Scarlett makes clear, this figure takes no account of the capital investment required to provide the infrastructure necessary to establish three equivalent capabilities, the start-up costs necessary for recruitment, or ongoing costs for training and secure accommodation.
 
“Terrorists will always choose the softest and most unsuspecting targets. No country is exempt from terrorist attacks, whatever their foreign policy. There can be no doubt that what we have at the moment through the United Kingdom is materially better than anything an independent Scotland is likely to provide for a very long time, if ever.”
An expanded article on this subject can be found here:
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