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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Bob Spink (UK Independence Party), on Wednesday, 7 May 2008, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 5 members in total.


BLUETONGUE VACCINES AND EU REGULATIONS

That this House congratulates the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on ordering millions of vaccines to enable British farmers to halt the spread of bluetongue and protect their cattle from this dangerous, nasty and painful disease by taking sensible preventative action to care for their animals; but is astounded that EU regulations now effectively stop the use of these vaccines outside protection zones, leaving cattle in danger of contracting this disease, which is carried by insects, risking the spread of the disease and depriving farmers of caring for their cattle properly; and calls on the Government to bring forward measures to take back control of farm animal welfare in the UK.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1495 
Session
2007-08
Other sponsors
Peter Bottomley
Ann Cryer
David Drew
David Hamilton
Subjects
Animals Diseases EU law
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk