HC Deb 25 March 1943 vol 387 c1761
48. Mr. Price

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can give the figures, to date, of the farmers and livestock owners who have entered the veterinary inspection scheme for the control of the diseases of dairy cattle?

The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. R. S. Hudson)

The owners of 5,525 dairy herds comprising 150,000 cows and 80,000 heifers are now participating in the scheme.

Mr. Price

Can the Minister say whether any improvement in the health of dairy herds has been observed?

Mr. Hudson

I do not think there has been time yet.