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Farmers call for compensation Print E-mail
Friday, 05 October 2007

The National Farmer’s Union in Scotland has called for the Westminster Government to compensate Scottish livestock farmers for the crisis brought about by the release of Foot and Mouth Disease from a government-licensed facility in England. 

The NFUS says the Government could help Scottish farmers by bringing forward various scheduled payments, like the Single Farm Payment, and by increasing public procurement of Scottish red meat.

NFUS President Jim McLaren said:

“We are facing a catastrophe not of farmers making, but which has resulted from negligence at a government-licensed facility.  The UK Government has a moral responsibility to address the consequences of this crisis.  I take some encouragement from the Prime Minister’s recent remarks about looking at industry losses.  We hope over the next few days to work closely with the Scottish Government to put a case to London for immediate aid to address the financial and welfare disaster which has emerged on farms across the country.

“Using existing schemes can be the quickest way to address the cashflow crisis.  We estimate the current crisis has cost the Scottish sheep industry at least £50m so far.”
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