BRITISH TRACTORS

Early day motion 2596, tabled 18 July 2006 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 45 members.

That this House welcomes the Prime Minister's support for the Food Standards Agency's campaign to promote food produced, processed and packaged in the UK; urges the Government to extend that spirit of support for `Buy British' to the procurement of British manufactured tractors and other farming equipment; recognises the benefits this would bring to promoting UK manufacturing industry and helping to avoid further job losses; and calls on the Government to work with the farming industry and the National Farmers Union in supporting a `Buy British' approach to farm produce, tractors and farming equipment.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 10, Conservative 6, DUP 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.