§ 6. Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of outbreaks of fowl pest that have occurred in the first quarter of 1955; and what are the corresponding figures for 1954 and 1953, respectively.
§ The Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Mr. G. R. H. Nugent)The numbers of outbreaks of fowl pest confirmed in the first quarters of 1953, 1954 and 1955 were 183, 411 and 166, respectively.
§ Mr. CrouchDoes my hon. Friend feel reasonably confident that we are beginning to tackle this very serious problem of fowl pest?
§ Mr. NugentWe have been tackling it for some time. I think I can assure my hon. Friend there are real signs that we are now making progress.