§ 143. Mr. Grimondasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland may expect a final answer to his request of 2nd January for permission to be granted for unsold cattle in Orkney and Shetland to be returned to the farms.
§ Mr. Peart:It was announced on 30th January that the foot-and-mouth disease controlled area restrictions would be removed from the whole of Scotland on 31st January. There are now no restrictions on the movements of livestock within Scotland. I wrote to the right hon. Member on 1st February to draw his attention to this.