PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
CONDUCT OF MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD AND EXPORT OF VEAL CALVES (10 January 1995)

That this House congratulates all those who have been peacefully protesting about the export of livestock for slaughter from Shoreham; believes that the Government has failed lamentably to end this disgusting trade, or to secure acceptable journey times; condemns the Minister of Agriculture for allowing calves from his own farm to end up in veal crates and believes him to be entirely discredited in respect of farm animal welfare; and demands that the Government bans the export of calves destined for veal crates and the import of veal produced in crates and, if necessary, defends such action in the European Court under the terms of Article 36 of the Treaty of Rome.

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Lord Stratford (Labour)