HC Deb 26 January 1995 vol 253 cc376-7W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what studies he has carried out into the numbers of areas in Wales where the New Zealand flatworm has been found; if it is increasing in numbers and areas affected; and what assessment he has made of its impact on native earthworm and soil structure.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

I refer the hon. Member to the reply given today by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.