§ 46. Mr. Lawrenceasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what stage the brucellosis eradication programme has reached within the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. WigginIn Great Britain the brucellosis eradication programme is now in its final stages. By the end of February, 99.1 per cent. of all cattle herds were accredited. All of Scotland, virtually all of Wales and most of England with the exception of parts of the South West, Midlands and North-East have been declared attested areas where effectively all the herds are accredited. If current progress is maintained, these remaining areas will be declared attested this year.
Northern Ireland has been a brucellosis attested area since November 1971.