Foot-and-mouth Disease (Livestock Industry)

Part of Question Time — Scottish Executive — Rural Affairs and the Environment – in the Scottish Parliament at 2:15 pm on 25 October 2007.

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Photo of Rob Gibson Rob Gibson Scottish National Party 2:15, 25 October 2007

I am delighted that the settlement for Scotland—whose agricultural sector is half the size of England's sector—is much larger than the rescue package down south. Does the cabinet secretary agree that, after the analysis of Professor Scudamore's review of the foot-and-mouth crisis, it will be in Scotland's best interest to maintain livestock production throughout the country; that we must adopt principles for our livestock industry that include fair prices for producers and consumers, growing tasty food that is good to eat and ensuring that our food does not pollute or incur unnecessary food miles; and that those principles can be summed up as a food sovereignty policy for Scotland?