§ Mr. de Freitasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which are the five British breeds which were 37W granted the greatest number of beef bull licences in England and Wales over the five years between 1st January, 1956, and 31st December, 1960.
§ Mr. SoamesTwo types of licence are granted for beef bulls: the "beef" licence, which is only available for bulls whose pedigrees are accepted for registration with an approved Breed Society; and the "general" licence, which is available for unregistered bulls. The five British breeds for which the greatest number of licences of these two types were issued in England and Wales over five years ending 31st March, 1961, are as follows:
— Licences Total "Beef" "General" Hereford 10,904 1,758 12,662 Aberdeen Angus 4,705 548 5,253 Galloway 1,078 1,036 2,114 Lincoln 1,642 137 1,779 Devon 1,121 231 1,352