HC Deb 01 May 1918 vol 105 c1558W
Mr. FIELD

asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state the cause of the delay in advancing the Grant provided for the establishment of a serum laboratory in Ireland; and whether he is aware that such expenditure would be more than recouped in a short period by the prevention of swine fever?

Mr. DUKE

As regards the first part of the question, I cannot add anything to the answer I gave the hon. Member on the 16th April. The Department of Agriculture hope that serum treatment would obviate the necessity of slaughtering swine which have been in contact with cases of the disease, and that the amount paid in compensation for slaughtered animals would thereby be reduced.