Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Robert Syms (Conservative), on Thursday, 26 February 1998, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 55 members in total.
NEW FOREST PONIES
That this House notes with concern the trade in exporting New Forest ponies to France for meat, and that many dealers take these ponies on 1,000 mile journeys around Britain to Stranraer to be shipped to Southern Ireland and then to France to avoid the requirement for export licences; congratulates the Daily Echo for exposing this trade; and calls on the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to act now to crack down on this trade.
Amendments
The Early day motion has received an amendment.
- NEW FOREST PONIES (844A1)
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The Early day motion has received an amendment
sponsored by
Desmond Swayne
(primary, Conservative) and tabled on Tuesday, 3 March 1998.
It has been signed by
1 members in total.
- leave out from 'the' to end and add 'collapse of the trade in New Forest ponies; and calls on the Government to take measures to restore local abbatoirs and end restrictive regulations so that a healthy meat trade can be re-established.'.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 844
- 844A1
- Session
- 1997-98
- Subjects
- Exports Horses Livestock New Forest
- Link
- View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk
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- 2014-09-04 17:00:45 +0100
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