§ COLONEL WARING (Down N.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture what is the present state of Glasgow, and the West of Scotland generally, with regard to the foot-and-mouth disease; and when he hopes to be able to remove the restrictions on the movement of cattle which the existence of that disease has rendered necessary?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE (Mr. CHAPLIN,) Lincolnshire, SleafordI am happy to say that I am not aware of the existence of any case of foot-and-mouth disease in Glasgow or the West of Scotland. The restrictions imposed by the Board of Agriculture in respect of those districts have been withdrawn since April 13th last.
§ MR. HERBERT KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN (Kent, Faversham)I wish to ask the right hon. Gentleman whether he has received any information with reference to the reports in this morning's papers as to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease near Sittingbourne?
§ MR. CHAPLINThere has been no new outbreak in Kent, but there has been an extension of the existing outbreak in the district of Sittingbourne, where it appears to be difficult to suppress it.