MR. HERBERT ROBERTS (Denbighshire, W.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the hardship inflicted upon the farmers of the neighbourhood by the continued operation, so far as the borough of Ruthin is concerned, of The Markets and Fairs (Swine Fever) Order, 1896; whether he is aware that there have been no cases of swine fever in the county of Denbigh for some time; and whether he will repeal the Order?
§ *THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE (Mr. WALTER LONG, Liverpool, West Derby)I have received representations from Ruthin to the effect indicated by the hon. Member, but although it is the case that no outbreak of swine fever has been reported from. Denbighshire since the early part of May, I am afraid that it would be premature to assume that the disease has been entirely extinguished in that district. I am, however, in communication with the various Local Authorities in the neighbourhood, including Ruthin, with a view to arrangements being made which will, I hope, afford some measure of relief to those affected by the Order to which the hon. Member refers.