Farm-Gate Price Of Milk

EDM number 1803 in 2002-03, proposed by Albert Owen on 22/10/2003.

That this House supports the National Farmers Union and the Farmers Union of Wales's campaign to highlight the uneconomical farm-gate price of milk received by British dairy farmers; and calls on the Government to urge the powerful dairies and multi-retailers to enter into full dialogue with dairy farmers and their representatives to ensure that larger returns are passed back to dairy farmers to re-invest in the industry, and prevent the demise of the British dairy farming sector.

This motion has been signed by a total of 85 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.