Originally from: David
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From: ...Originally from: "Chris Keene" <...>
To: "Pruning Hooks" <...>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 10:53 PM
Subject: Caroline Lucas MEP on FMD"Caroline successfully
fought off attempts to weaken the report's call to use vaccination
(as opposed to slaughter) as a tool of first resort"CAROLINE IN STRASBOURG
Foot and Mouth Disease
On Wednesday the Parliament's Foot and Mouth Committee adopted its
draft report with numerous amendments. This followed two weeks of
intensive behind the scenes lobbying by Caroline in order to
strengthen the report. The Daily Telegraph carried two articles, both
mentioning Caroline, on the Committee's deliberations, one on Monday
and again on Thursday. Caroline also did radio interviews for County
Sound, Mix 96 and Radio 4's Farming Today. Caroline successfully
fought off attempts to weaken the report's call to use vaccination
(as opposed to slaughter) as a tool of first resort. The report also
clearly states that the contiguous cull did not lead to a reduction
in daily numbers of new cases. However, less successful was
Caroline's attempt to highlight the illegality of the cull. There
will be an opportunity to re-submit amendments when the full
Parliament votes on the report in December. Since Wednesday Caroline
has received a large number of congratulatory emails for her work on
this Committee from FMD action groups and individuals affected by the
outbreak in 2001.
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