Pigs Directive (Hansard, 19 March 2001)

HC Deb 19 March 2001 vol 365 c65W 65W

§ Sir Richard Body
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he has taken to persuade the Commission of the EU to enforce the Pigs Directive (91/630/EEC) in respect of countries that have failed to take action in accordance with it. [154020]

§ Mr. Morley
Where we have hard evidence of a failure to enforce EU welfare rules, we do not hesitate to bring the matter to the attention of the EU Commission. However, while allegations of this kind are made from time to time, the evidence is not usually provided.