§ Mr. Saltasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can yet give any indication as to the steps he proposes to take to implement the recommendations of the Luxmore and Loveday Reports on agricultural and veterinary education.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsAs regards agricultural education, I would refer my hon. Friend to the statement which my right hon. Friend made in this House on 20th January last. The Joint Advisory Committee to which he referred has been set up and is now at work. For the present I cannot make any further statement. As regards the Loveday Report on veterinary education, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland and my right hon. Friend have already set up a Committee to inquire into the extent and effect of veterinary practice in Great Britain by persons who are not registered veterinary surgeons. Consultations with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the various institutions concerned with veterinary education are taking place, and I hope that as a result of the consideration being given to this matter, the recommendations of the Loveday Committee will be found to be generally acceptable, but pending the result of these deliberations I am not able to announce what further steps will be taken to implement the recommendations.