HC Deb 10 December 1969 vol 793 c418
13. Sir J. Langford-Holt

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will now make a statement on Part 2 of the Northumberland Committee Report.

30. Mr. Biffen

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now make a statement on the second part of the Report on Foot-and-Mouth Disease by the Northumberland Commission.

Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

The report is due to be published and presented to Parliament on 16th December, and I hope to make an announcement on the same day.

Sir J. Langford-Holt

When the Minister introduced his foot-and-mouth Orders on 16th October he stated that the Duke of Northumberland did not see any conflict between those Orders and the likely outcome of his own report. Can the right hon. Gentleman say, having seen that report, that there is still no conflict between it and the Orders?

Mr. Hughes

That is so.

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