ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE PIG INDUSTRY

Early day motion 197, tabled 18 January 1999 by Tim Yeo (Conservative). Signed by 31 members.

That this House supports the British pig industry in its demands for a fair deal for pig farmers and its intention to lobby Parliament on 23rd January; notes that despite suffering record numbers of bankruptcies the industry was not helped by the Government's emergency aid package last November; appreciates that the demands from the pig industry are not for handouts but for a fair deal in the face of unfair competition from abroad and increased financial burdens at home; calls on the Government to ensure that only pork reared in the United Kingdom can be labelled as British and to implement a ban on pig meat and pig meat products imported into the United Kingdom that do not meet the standards required of the meat produced within the United Kingdom; and urges the Government to reduce the new burdens that British farmers face this year that amount to ú2 million a day.

Signatures by party: Conservative 24, Liberal Democrat 3, UUP 3, UKUP 1.