§ Mr. Molyneauxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what investigations are at present being undertaken into the future of livestock shipping between the ports of England, Scotland and Wales and those in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantA working party including representatives of the trade and of the Ministry of Agriculture for Northern Ireland has for some months been considering the shipping of live stock to Great Britain and is expected to report in the near future.
The farmers' unions of Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain have also been considering the longer term problems of moving live stock to Great Britain with particular reference to our entry into the E.E.C.