§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications he has received, to the nearest convenient date, for membership of the brucellosis eradication scheme ; how many herds are now accredited ; what proportion this represents of the total number of herds ; and what are the separate figures for dairy and beef herds.
§ Mr. Cledwyn HughesBy the end of October, 1969, some 14,600 applications had been received in England and Wales to join the Brucellosis Accredited Herds Scheme. There were at that time 10,300 herds in the Scheme of which 5,000 including 400 beef herds, were accredited. Accredited herds represented 2.8 per cent. of the total herds in England and Wales and 6.4 per cent. of the total animals.