HC Deb 23 May 2000 vol 350 cc477-8W
Miss McIntosh

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce a scheme to compensate pig farmers in the United Kingdom for the disposal of specified material on the same basis as that which applies in the Netherlands. [121770]

Ms Quin

The Dutch authorities have confirmed that there is not a specific compensation scheme for the disposal of specified material in the Netherlands. Like the UK, however, the Netherlands is planning to introduce a restructuring scheme for its pig industry.

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