IMPACTS OF LIVESTOCK DISEASE

Early day motion 173, tabled 20 November 2006 by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 28 members.

That this House believes that the economic, social and emotional costs of livestock disease fall most heavily on farmers, their families and their communities; recalls the huge cost to rural communities of the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001; notes the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs consultation which focuses on the financial cost of animal disease outbreaks; and opposes any move to place an animal disease levy on farmers, as this would add insult to injury in cases of future outbreaks of disease.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 9, DUP 6, Conservative 4, Labour 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.