SAVE OUR BACON CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 1058, tabled 11 March 2009 by Roger Williams (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 46 members.

That this House congratulates Farmers Weekly, Waitrose and the Waitrose Food Illustrated magazine on their successful Save Our Bacon campaign; recognises the efforts of the campaign to promote a fair and sustainable price for high quality pork produced by British farmers; notes that most British consumers do not know the high losses being reaped by the industry and the impact on farmers; acknowledges that Waitrose is the first retailer to stock 100 per cent. British bacon when the food retail industry in general still sources large quantities of pork and bacon from overseas; recognises the important contribution British farming makes to the food supply, protecting the countryside, rural employment and combating climate change; further notes the Office of Fair Trading investigation which uncovered price fixing by supermarkets; and calls on the Government to ensure the Supermarket Code has real teeth and that supermarket regulation is introduced.

Signatures by party: Labour 18, Liberal Democrat 16, Conservative 6, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.