Milk deliveries under threat

A Guernsey Deputy has hit out at the Commerce and Employment Department in an open letter on milk retailing.

For nearly three years the Department has been trying to reform the way milk is sold in the island.

Last spring the States instructed the department to issue licences to milk retailers following an amendment by Deputies Mary Lowe and Dave Jones.

Now Deputy Jones says milk retailers' livelihoods are threatened by the delay in giving out the licences.

He's calling on the department to sort out the situation to protect continued doorstep deliveries of milk. (from CIonline)

Its about time this was sorted out....

A number of amendments have been brought to the milk plans…,
up for debate today. Deputy Mary Lowe has called for Commerce and
Employment's proposal to be thrown out and for roundsmen's full
exclusivity to be protected. Deputy Rhoderick Matthews says he's
offering a compromise. His amendment would allow certain types of
business to buy direct from the Dairy, while others would have to rely
on deliveries. And Deputy Andrew Le Lievre says whatever the house
decided regarding milk retailers' licences, it should have a time-limit
on it. His amendment calls for a full report on the industry to be put
together and for licences to be reviewed after that.


Deputy Mary lowe's amendment failed today 31-14 . When i was listening it , it it seemed some of the house made her look a bit stupid which i thought was well out of order. Whether you agree with her or not you must show some respect to a fellow Deputy.

after having a full reportr on how the ,ilk issue work i am glad it got thrown out
No wonder milk rounda are woth so much ,
The milk man is milking the system
it it the milk man who make all the profit not the states dairy
the milk man is the only one allowed to buy the milk from the dairy and sell it on
must be thousands in the making
do we see any poor milkmen>
this is how i understood what i was told .but i am sure someone will correct me if i am wrong

The outcome.

States Members have refused to allow roundsmen onto the dairy's bulk discount scheme….
Already in this week's debate, amendments that would give them
exclusive rights to sell milk by-products to some or all commercial
customers, have been rejected. But some politicians have warned the
milk retailers are being disadvantaged and unable to compete with big
business. Deputy Tom Le Pelley brought a last minute amendment to the
plans to allow roundsmen to benefit from the discount scheme. But
members voted against it 31 to 13. Deputy Le Pelley says milk retailers
are going to struggle to compete.