ILLEGAL MEAT IMPORTS

Early day motion 113, tabled 17 May 2005 by James Paice (Conservative). Signed by 91 members.

That this House deplores the Government's inaction on tackling illegal meat imports; notes that illegal meat imports present serious risks to both animal and human health, and threaten the survival of many species in the wild; believes that posters, leaflets and a few extra sniffer dogs at UK entry points falls well short of the action required to protect human and animal health; and calls on the Government immediately to commence trials of x-ray technology to prevent illegal meat entering the UK.

Signatures by party: Conservative 76, Liberal Democrat 10, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 1.