NATIONAL SCHOOL MILK DAY

Early day motion 866, tabled 22 July 1999 by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 37 members.

That this House supports National School Milk Day on Wednesday 22nd September; notes that milk contains a wide range of nutrients, all essential for growing children, and can help bone growth, preventing the onset of osteoporosis in later life; urges both the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament to vote against the European commission's plans to abolish the European School Milk Subsidy Scheme; regrets the financial plight against which dairy farmers continue to struggle; and congratulates Express, ABN and other dairy companies in their efforts to provide free school milk to milk-dry schools on National School Milk Day.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 13, Conservative 3, Labour/Co-operative 2, UUP 1.