§ 37. Mr. ROLAND ROBINSONasked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made in his consultations with the Governments of Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State and with local authorities on the subject of the depredations of the warble fly?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI am sending my hon. Friend a copy of the answer I gave on 9th December to the hon. Member for East Birkenhead (Mr. White), which indicates the present position with regard to consultation with the Governments concerned. As regards local authorities,?5 of the counties in Great Britain have indicated readiness to enforce an Order requiring the treatment of warble-infested cattle periodically during the months of March to June in each year; 10 have expressed themselves as not in favour of an Order, while replies from eight counties are outstanding.