§ 37. Mr. de Freitasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will arrange for bulls of the three leading British beef breeds, Hereford, Angus, and Lincoln Red, to be tested in the same way and under the same conditions as the French Charollais bulls.
Mr. VaneDetails of the Charollais trial have still to be settled and we are arranging to consult the interested organisations about this. We would hope, however, to arrange for certain farmers participating in the trial to rear a number of British beef/dairy crosses alongside the Charollais/dairy crosses.
§ Mr. de FreitasWill the hon. Gentleman make it clear that, when Charollais are to be tested, it is meaningless unless the leading British beef breed bulls are tested under similar conditions?
Mr. VaneI thought that my reply implied that it is intended to carry out certain trials, although I would not necessarily say that one beef breed was better than any other.