§ Major Sir GRANVILLE WHELER by Private Noticeasked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the increase of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease and the imposition of the Stand Still Order on movements of store cattle, he will state what further outbreaks have occurred during the weekend and make a full statement of number of outbreaks and the localities.
§ Sir H. BARNSTONI have been asked to reply. Ten outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have occurred during the week-end from 9 p.m. on Friday to 12 noon to-day. One of these (at Liddington, near Swindon) was in a free area and the remainder are in existing infected areas. Full particulars of the above cases, and a statement of the present infected areas with the number of outbreaks in each, are being circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the particulars referred to:
7§ The undermentioned are the existing areas under restrictions:—
| Area Number and County. | Number if outbreaks in area. | Date of last outbreak. | |
| 1. | Sussex East (Area of 5 miles radius—Staplefield, Hay wards Heath) see also Area No. 10. | 3 | 26th October. |
| 2. | Cheshire | 3 | 28th October. |
| Yorks, W. R. | 15 | 10th November. | |
| Lancashire | 59 | 15th November. | |
| (Large area of 15 miles radius of Stockport; Aston (Sheffield), Gisburn, Haslingden, Blackburn and Rochdale). | |||
| 3. | Wiltshire (Area of 15 miles radius of Chippenham, Devizes and Liddington, Swindon). | 28 | 16th November. |
| 4. | Warwickshire (Area of 15 miles radius of Coventry) | 8 | 10th November. |
| 5. | Northamptonshire | 7 | 11th November. |
| Rutland | 2 | 9th November. | |
| Leicestershire | 8 | 11th November. | |
| (Area of 15 miles radius of Little Bowden, Market Harborough; Edith Weston, Stamford; and Thurmaston, Leicester). | |||
| 6. | Oxfordshire (Area of 15 miles radius of Warborough, Wallingford). | 2 | 15th November. |
| 7. | Derbyshire | 5 | 10th November. |
| Staffordshire | 2 | 14th November. | |
| (Area of 20 miles radius of Derby and 15 miles radius of Uttoxeter and Eccleshall). | |||
| 8. | Essex (Area of 15 miles radius of Chigwell Row—but excluding County of London)—15 miles of Ingatestone and 15 miles of Roydon. | 3 | 16th November. |
| 9. | Gloucestershire (Area of 15 miles radius of Hardwicke, Gloucester). | 1 | 12th November. |
| 10. | Sussex East (Area of 15 miles radius of Ashburnham, Battle), see also Area No. 1. | 1 | 12th November. |
| Total | 157 | 16th November. | |
| The summary of the position since the 25th September, 1925, and the parts of the country now under Infected Aiea restrictions is as follows:— | |||
| Number of outbreaks: 160. | |||
| Number of counties affected: 16. | |||
| Total number of animals slaughtered or authorised to be slaughtered: Cattle, 5,037; Sheep, 5,277; Pies, 1,797; Goats, 25. | |||
| Estimated Gross Compensation: £184,000. |