§ Major ANSTRUTHER-GRAYasked the hon. Member for South Somerset whether he can furnish any information with regard to the bee disease that has broken out in Buckinghamshire and the Isle of Wight; whether the disease is spreading; and if any means of combating the disease has been discovered or any reward offered for the discovery of a cure?
§ Mr. WHITLEYWe have published in our Journal reports as to the investigations made as to the nature and cause of the bee disease in the Isle of Wight, and I shall be glad to send the gallant and hon. Member a copy. A suspected case has occurred in Buckinghamshire, but there is no evidence to show that the disease is spreading. No remedial measures have yet been discovered, but an expert scientist is still engaged in making investigations in the hope of doing so. We do not think that any useful purpose would be served by offering the reward suggested.