but caroline lucas did not want to wait for that.on't have confidence — maybe those on the other side do — but i don't have confidence that this new bill, brought forward by the secretary of state, is likely to be on the statute books by the time we leave the eu, if that's what happens. i simply want to make sure that there is legislative certainty, belt and braces, by making sure that we have my amendment in that eu bill as well. would she not agree with me that perhaps a bird in hand, in other words, her proposal, is much better than two in the bush, and of course, would it be cruel of me to remind the house that the secretary of state for defra, of course, is on record having made a solemn pledge to support, in this case, the foreign secretary in his bid to be leader, but then ended up stabbing him repeatedly in the front? we can do better on animal welfare than the eu currently allows us to do. foie gras, for example, is prohibited in this country, but we can't stop it being imported in from those who make it, such as belgium, fr