SHEEP TAGGING

Early day motion 759, tabled 10 February 2009 by Nigel Evans (Conservative). Signed by 33 members.

That this House is opposed to the European Commission's proposal to force British sheep farmers to tag electronically and identify every single animal in the 30 million-strong national flock; recognises that the UK has more sheep than anywhere else in Europe; realises that farmers across the UK are already under enormous financial pressure and that these measures could have a crippling effect on the industry; believes that the proposals are unnecessary, disproportionate and not practicable; and calls on the Government to support the British sheep farming industry by making the strongest representation possible to the European Commission in order that these proposals may be abandoned.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Conservative 8, Liberal Democrat 8, DUP 3, Independent 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.