Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Michael Jabez Foster (Labour), on Tuesday, 16 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 72 members in total.

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RURAL COMMUNITIES

That this House expresses its strong support for rural communities throughout Britain; deplores the negligence of the previous government which led to the BSE disaster and recognizes the crises now facing agriculture and the beef industry; welcomes the action taken by the Labour government to implement the selective cull, to establish a national cattle traceability system, to guarantee the safety of food, to halt imports of potentially risky beef from 1st January, to restore consumer confidence and to make the case for the beef export ban to be lifted for cattle born after August 1996; notes the massive investment of public money to eradicate BSE and to support an industry which is vital for rural employment and for the rural landscape; calls on supermarkets to promote quality British beef; and urges the Government to do everything possible to help the industry to keep Britain farming and to reopen the export market for the best and safest beef in the world.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

RURAL COMMUNITIES (593A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Charles Kennedy (primary, Liberal Democrat) and tabled on Thursday, 18 December 1997. It has been signed by 20 members in total.

at end add 'by accessing the funds available from Europe to compensate for the green pound revaluations and ensuring that our farmers can compete on a level playing field.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

593 

593A1 

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Agriculture Cattle Diseases Disease control Import controls Rural areas BSE Beef

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk