Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Patrick Mercer (Conservative), on Wednesday, 12 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 46 members in total.

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DAIRY FARMING IN THE EAST MIDLANDS

That this House notes with concern the recent Milk Development Council Report highlighting the drop in farmgate prices for milk while supermarket margins on milk have increased significantly; recognises the pressure this is putting on farmers in the East Midlands; is further concerned that the average dairy farmer earns just ??2.90 an hour for a 70-hour week; and calls on the Government to toughen up the Supermarket Code of Practice and to do more to encourage farmers' co-operatives to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of the retail price of milk.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

478 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Dairy farming Farmers East Midlands Prices Milk Supermarkets Milk Development Council

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk