§ Mr. Bob Dunnasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many reports were made during 1978 of sharka disease, white rust and American leaf miner, respectively; and what was the country of origin of the affected plant in each case.
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§ Mr. WigginThe following table contains details of outbreaks of sharks dis-
England and Wales Scotland N. Ireland Origin of diseased material Sharka disease … 45 (7 in Nurseries 38 in Orchards) NIL NIL Of the nursery outbreaks 3 originated in material from the Netherlands with remainder having a United Kingdom origin. All 38 orchard outbreaks concerned material produced in the United Kingdom. White rust … … 7 4 58 2 outbreaks originated in plants from France. All the others stemmed from one importation of chrysanthemum cuttings from the Netherlands in April 1976. American leaf miner 37 NIL NIL 25 originated in plants from Kenya. 4 originated in plants from Spain. 2 originated in plants from the Netherlands.