to see those farmed cattle healthy and grazing in the fields? Of course we do, which is why we need to take action. I very much respect the Secretary of State for sticking to the plan to have a cull. Neil Parish has just given us a wonderful example of how politics can stray down paths that are unwise. Babies cry, dogs bark and politicians legislate. When we have a problem, sometimes even one that is beyond solution on heaven or earth, we feel that we have to so something. It is often better to do nothing, as history proves. Under the previous Labour Government , 75 Bills were passed that have never been implemented; they went through the House but nothing happened afterwards. It is the futile urge of the political class -- that is what we are -- to feel that we must always do something, usually by legislating, but often that multiplies the problem that we are trying to address. In 1991, my friend and colleague Roy Hughes , who was a Member of the House for 30 years, first for Newport and then for Newport East , managed to bring through the Bill that designated badgers as a protected species. It was part of a movement that has been going on for a long time to ensure that we, as the superior species, treat all other living beings with respect and protect them from gratuitous suffering. One of the issues that I have with the House