Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru), on Monday, 21 February 2000, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 42 members in total.

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DAIRY SECTOR

That this House expresses its dismay and concern at the continuing collapse of the price received by dairy farmers for their milk; notes that the price per litre has dropped from 25 pence in 1996 to 17 pence this year, which in real terms reflects a price reduction of almost 40 per cent.; expresses horror at the expectation that prices will fall a further 1.5 pence per litre during the coming year and could be as low a 12 pence per litre by June; in these desperate circumstances, calls on the Government to make available the full permissible amount of agri-monetary compensation to the dairy sector forthwith; and urges a fundamental review of the effects of an over-valued pound on the UK productive economy.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

422 

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Compensation Dairy farming Prices Milk Monetary compensatory amounts

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk