§ Mr. BOWERMANasked if it is within the knowledge of the Board of Agriculture that breeders of pedigree stock retain for 520W breeding purposes in the United Kingdom animals rejected by foreign buyers owing to their failure to pass the tuberculin test?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYWe have no official knowledge of the practice to which my hon. Friend refers.
§ Mr. BOWERMANasked whether, in the case of pedigree stock exported from the United Kingdom for breeding purposes, and as a condition of purchase, such animals are required to pass the tuberculin test both prior to embarkation and subsequent to debarkation; and whether it is customary for the vendors of such pedigree stock to pay a considerable premium for insurance against financial loss on the failure of an animal to pass such test?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYThe regulations governing the application of the tuberculin test vary, but the Board are not aware of the existence of any regulations containing the provisions mentioned by my hon. Friend, nor have they information as to the rates charged for insurance, whether against the particular loss referred to, or against all the risks incidental to the voyage.