This is a Horse Crisis.

Those organisations include the RSPCA, Blue Cross, World Horse Welfare, HorseWorld, the British Horse Society and Redwings, which came together to produce a damning report called “Left on the Verge: In the grip of a Horse Crisis in England and Wales”.

This is a Horse Crisis of unprecedented levels, which is exactly how animal welfare charities and rural organisations regard the issue.

They all came together recently to produce a damning report entitled “Left on the Verge: In the grip of a Horse Crisis in England and Wales”, which the hon. Member for York Outer referred to.

That report, “Left on the verge: In the grip of a Horse Crisis in England and Wales,” catalogued appalling neglect and animal welfare abuses all over the country, including in the hon. Gentleman's constituency.

I also thank the many people and organisations that have had to deal with the problems of abandoned horses, including the many stables and sanctuaries, such as Mane Chance Sanctuary, all of which were instrumental in producing the report Left on the Verge: In the Grip of a Horse Crisis in England and Wales.