§ 61. Mr. Philips Priceasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that there are many farmers in Gloucestershire whose dairy herds have passed the tuberculin test but are unable to get a licence for an attested herd because of some small defects in their buildings which have no real bearing on the production of tubercular-free milk; and whether he will take steps to remedy this situation.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsI know of no applications in Gloucestershire for certificates of attestation under the Tuberculosis 951 (Attested Herds) Scheme which are held up on account of defects in buildings. Such defects are seldom of any significance so far as attestation is concerned.
§ Mr. Philips PriceIf I send my right hon. Friend particulars of a case in which a farmer has been refused a T.T. licence because of the height of the building, would he consider it? In view of the unsatisfactory state of affairs, will he also hurry up the time when the whole of these regulations come under his Department and are not left to the local authorities?
§ Mr. WilliamsIf my hon. Friend will give me full particulars of the case he has in mind, I will gladly have them looked into.