Pig Industry (Hansard, 3 March 1988)

16. Mrs. Ewing
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent representations he has received about problems facing pig producers; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Donald Thompson
I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friends the Members for Dorset, South (Mr. Bruce) and for Saffron Walden (Mr. Haselhurst).

§ 107. Mr. Beith
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he has taken to deal with the problems in the pig sector; and whether he will make a statement.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he last met representatives of the pig industry to discuss the state of the industry.

§ Mr. Donald Thompson
I refer the hon. Members to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Dorset, South (Mr. Bruce) earlier today.