HC Deb 27 July 1950 vol 478 c100W
62. Mr. De la Bère

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the increasing spread of fowl pest throughout the country, he will further extend the operations of the Poultry Carcases Order, 1950, with a view to preventing the spread of the disease in areas which up to now have not been infected.

Mr. G. Brown

The Poultry Carcases (Importation) Order already restricts the distribution of imported carcases from certain countries to five relatively small areas in England and Wales. Recent outbreaks of fowl pest outside these areas probably have their origin in poultry imported and distributed before the order came into operation.