§ 39. Mr. Clive Bossomasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now state the Government's new slaughter policy in respect of swine fever, including the provision of compensation.
§ Mr. SoamesConsultations with outside organisations on the details of the Scheme to eradicate swine fever are now well advanced. The compensation provisions are already laid down in the Diseases of Animals Act, 1950. This campaign will be a major step forward in our animal health policy, and it does involve much detailed planning, but I hope to be able to give the House further information before the Summer Recess.