BEAK-TRIMMING BAN

That this House notes that the UK ban on the beak-trimming of laying hens is due to come into force on 1 January 2011; further notes that the previous Government planned to postpone the ban without setting any new date for it to come into force; and therefore believes that if the ban is postponed, a new specific commencement date must be set and that an indefinite postponement is completely unacceptable.