PIG INDUSTRY

Early day motion 1158, tabled 11 March 2008 by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour). Signed by 56 members.

That this House notes the difficulties faced by the UK pig industry; recognises that in the last few years cheap imports of pig meat from abroad have undermined the British pig industry and that the costs of production in the UK have risen markedly as UK farmers have had to comply with welfare legislation that is not in force elsewhere; and urges the Government to support the UK pig industry through its procurement policy and in particular to ensure that the armed forces purchase meat reared in the UK.

Signatures by party: Labour 23, Conservative 10, Liberal Democrat 9, DUP 6, Scottish National Party 6, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.