§ 11 and 12. Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1)if he will now make a full report, in accordance with the several promises made to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South, including the promise made in April, 1953, on the problems which arise from industrial fluorosis with its effect on vegetation and animal life;
(2)if he will make a full statement or publish a White Paper on the results of the research based upon the observations on cattle which began in September, 1953, at the Fenton Manor Farm. including the effects of fluorosis on teeth, bones, milk and on the development of the calf; and what further action it is intended to take.
§ The Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. J. B. Godber)My Department's concern with this problem lies in trying to find a remedy for fluorosis in farm livestock, and in giving farmers the best advice we can meanwhile. A full report on the work at Fenton Manor Farm cannot be made until the experiments have been completed, which will probably not be before the end of 1959. Meantime, the hon. Member has already been provided with two interim reports, and I will continue to keep him informed of the progress of the work.