§ Mr. Bossomasked the Minister of Agriculture how many fowls were ordered to be killed by his Department due to the existence of or suspected existence of fowl pest, in England and Wales and Scotland, respectively, in November, December, 1950, and January, February, 1951.
274W
Mr. T. WilliamsThe numbers of fowls that were slaughtered by the orders of the Ministry of Agriculture in consequence of outbreaks of fowl pest during the four months November, 1950, to February, 1951 were as follow:
Month England and Wales Scotland November, 1950 … 3,020 — December, 1950 … 49,530 — January, 1951 … 103,870 130 February, 1951 … 59,000 3,200 Totals … 215,420 3,330