§ 61. Mr. Nabarroasked the Minister of Agriculture how many cases of the American virus type of fowl pest have been reported in the United Kingdom since 1st December, 1950; how many fowl have been slaughtered under direction of his Department's officers since that date as a result of this type of fowl pest; and what is the aggregate compensation payable.
Mr. T. WilliamsThere have been nearly 300 outbreaks of the sub-acute type of fowl pest since 1st December. About 145,000 birds have been slaughtered, involving compensation of approximately £192,000.
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§ 64. Mr. Nugentasked the Minister of Agriculture the weight of dead poultry imported from countries known to have fowl pest for the years 1949 and 1950 respectively, and the percentage these figures are of the total annual supply of dead poultry, both home produced and imported, for these years, respectively.
Mr. T. WilliamsThe weight of dead poultry imported during the years 1949 and 1950 from countries known to have fowl pest was 6,764 and 8,050 tons respectively, or 5.3 per cent. and 6.3 per cent. of the total supply of dead poultry from all sources for these years.