Abolition Of The Over Thirty Months Scheme

EDM number 43 in 2004-05, proposed by James Paice on 23/11/2004.

That this House recognises the net saving of ú300 million that the ending of the Over-Thirty Months Scheme would bring; acknowledges the potential increase in returns to British farmers that would also occur; notes the advice from the Food Standards Agency that the scheme can be ended; further notes the view of the European Commission that it will not adjust the date-based export scheme until the UK beef market is normalised; and calls on the Government to commence immediately the phased introduction of older animals to the market by unwinding the scheme.

This motion has been ammended, see 43A1.

This motion has been signed by a total of 65 MPs.