§ Mr. CRUMLEYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture if he will state what are the numbers of pigs exported from Ireland to Great Britain during each of the years from 1902 to 1910; and if he is aware that the decrease in the export trade in pigs from Ireland to Great Britain is due to the restrictions imposed on the trade by the Department of Agriculture?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYThe number of pigs exported from Ireland to Great Britain in each year from 1902 to 1910 is as follows:—
| 1902 | … | … | … | … | 637,972 |
| 1903 | … | … | … | … | 569,920 |
| 1904 | … | … | … | … | 505,080 |
| 1905 | … | … | … | … | 363,823 |
| 1906 | … | … | … | … | 429,430 |
| 1907 | … | … | … | … | 481,907 |
| 1908 | … | … | … | … | 387,476 |
| 1909 | … | … | … | … | 327,128 |
| 1910 | … | … | … | … | 324,055 |
§ The Board have no evidence to show that the decline in the trade is due to their regulations.
§ Mr. CRUMLEYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether, having regard to the fact that 34 no outbreak of swine fever has taken place in the province of Ulster for the past twelve months, he will have the restrictions removed so that store pigs may be exported from Ulster to Great Britain?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYIn view of the fact that there are no restrictions on the movement of swine from one part of Ireland to another, it is necessary to treat the country as a whole.