Financial Situation Of Family Farms
EDM number 336 in 2000-01, proposed by Richard Livsey on 13/02/2001.
That this House notes that the National Assembly for Wales has published the latest farm income figures for Wales revealing that all farms in Wales show a negative loss of income of minus ú2.6 million and that in 2000 a total of 3,800 people left the farming industry, or 73 every week; notes that this is primarily due to low farm product prices as a result of a strong pound and a weak euro and from downward pressure on prices being exerted by the supermarkets; and calls upon the Government to pay in full the ú202 million of agrimonetary compensation now due to United Kingdom farmers, to enter the euro at an early date, and to introduce legislation to make it illegal for farm produce to be sold at less than the cost of production.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Livsey | 13/02/2001 | Brecon & Radnorshire | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Lembit | 13/02/2001 | Montgomeryshire | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Nigel Jones | 14/02/2001 | Cheltenham | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Keetch | 14/02/2001 | Hereford | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Tom Brake | 14/02/2001 | Carshalton & Wallington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Ronnie Fearn | 14/02/2001 | Southport | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Andrew George | 14/02/2001 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Paul Tyler | 14/02/2001 | North Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Colin Breed | 15/02/2001 | South East Cornwall | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Simon Thomas | 15/02/2001 | Ceredigion | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Huw Edwards | 15/02/2001 | Monmouth | Labour | Signed |
| William Ross | 26/02/2001 | East Londonderry | UUP | Signed |
| Peter Brand | 27/02/2001 | Isle of Wight | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Elfyn Llwyd | 28/02/2001 | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Dafydd Wigley | 28/02/2001 | Caernarfon | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 01/03/2001 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Matthew Taylor | 10/05/2001 | Truro & St Austell | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
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