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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
BSE AND COWHEAD DE-BONING COMPANIES (30 June 1996)

Motion Details

That this House notes the devastating effect of the BSE crisis on the companies engaged in the specialist business of cowhead deboning; notes that most of these companies are small family-owned businesses whose proprietors recently incurred heavy expenditure in order to comply with stringent standards uniquely referable to head deboning imposed by the United Kingdom and European Union; observes that the Specified Bovine Material Order (Head Meat) 1996 banned the sale of head meat, putting the companies out of business and their proprietors at risk of bankruptcy; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to discuss a scheme of compensation with the head deboning companies.

Sponsored by:
Sir Peter Viggers (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
10
38%
 
 
Labour
8
31%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
4
15%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
2
8%
 
 
Crossbench
1
4%
 
 
Independent
1
4%
 
Sponsor List (26 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Mr Bob Ainsworth
Con
Spencer Batiste
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
XB
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Con
Michael Colvin
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
LD
Chris Davies
Con
Peter Griffiths
Con
Sir Michael Grylls
Lab
Mr Mike Hall
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Robert Hughes
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Mr Martyn Jones
Lab
Jane Kennedy
Con
Robert Key
Lab
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Con
David Nicholson
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Con
William Powell
UUP
Mr William Ross
LD
Lord Tyler
Con
Sir Peter Viggers (Sponsor)
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon

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