To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with animal welfare organi

Order. I advise Members that there will be an informal six-minute limit to speeches for the rest of the debate.

We begin the debate with a 72-second silence to mark the lives lost in the Grenfell Tower fire. A 72-second silence was observed.

It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Jarrow (Mr Hepburn) and I agree with every word that he has uttered this afternoon.

Order. We are running out of time. The Minister needs to wind up very quickly.

Order. We are running out of time. The Minister needs to wind up very quickly.

Order. The sitting is suspended for three minutes to allow broadcasting to switch their feeds to facilitate simultaneous transmission.

Order. The sitting is suspended for three minutes to allow broadcasting to switch their feeds to facilitate simultaneous transmission.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK passports in use were found to be (a) unauthorised copies, (b) forged,

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to prohibit the practice of cross-border hiring by priva