Current status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 4 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to provide support to the pig industry to meet the cost of new animal welfare requirements.
The 1991 ban on the use of stall and tether systems in the UK allowed 8 years for producers to implement the changes under their normal business arrangements.Pressure shall continue to be applied to the European Commission to come forward with its proposals for review of the 1991 Pig Directive to bring standards up to the level currently enjoyed by livestock here.