MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED BY MR JAMES A. WISE,
BABYLON CHICKEN LTD (V4)
I am a medium size poultry farmer, a farmer
whose establishment receives no subsidy or grant from local, national
or European government.
I write to you to point out that the proposed
IPPC legislation will be the last straw in our over regulated
industry and should this be implemented I shall no longer be able
to continue in business.
The local environmental officers already liaise
with poultry producers on these matters and have powers to deal
with problems should they arise, indeed if planning applications
are made they are accompanied by environmental impact studies
as required by existing legislation.
The proposed charges for inspection and registration
are draconian, given the current state of agriculture it can only
mean bankruptcy and the rapid demise of the British poultry industry
leading to even more imports from countries who are less inclined
to apply legislation as strictly, if at all in some instances.
In the past when mentioning problems to officials
and Members of Parliament, the stock answer is "give me evidence
this is all new to me" this is no longer the case as the
EU itself has gone deeply into welfare and hygiene issues and
has opened up a can of worms particularly with reference to Thailand,
Brazil and most disturbing in France. I trust that all members
of your committee have diligently studied these and will bear
the evidence in mind.
6 January 2000
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