§ 28. Sir L. Ropnerasked the Minister of Agriculture how many outbreaks of bacterial blight of peas there have been in this country recently; and what steps are being taken to eliminate the risk of infection through infected seed.
§ Sir T. DugdaleThere is no authentic record of any outbreak of bacterial blight of peas in the United Kingdom and I understand that there is no imminent danger of the disease becoming established here through infected seed from 2141 abroad. I do not propose to take any special measures at the present time to control imports of pea seed but the position will be carefully watched.