Pressure piled on over milk

Friday 4th July 2008, 2:29PM BST.

COMMERCE AND EMPLOYMENT minister Carla McNulty Bauer is under mounting pressure because of the milk licensing row.

Housing minister Dave Jones yesterday claimed her position and that of the department would be untenable if the matter went back to the States for debate again and C&E lost.

Deputy Jones said the department had refused to carry out an instruction given to it by the States to issue milk retailers licences stipulating zones for each round.

A Commerce and Employment spokesman said that following a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Lyndon Trott late last week, a letter had been sent to the Guernsey Milk Retailers’ Association setting out a complete offer, which the association would have received on Wednesday.

The States agreed a resolution in April last year in the hope of securing the future of doorstep deliveries.