Mr. LLEWELYNasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture if, in view of the slow progress made in stamping out sheep scab during the last four years, he will so modify the Board's policy in respect to this matter as to master the stamping out of the disease, whilst not imposing irritating and costly removal regulations upon flock owners and dealers in districts where cases of scab rarely occur?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYThe Board are not aware of any good reason for modifying their present policy in regard to the eradication of sheep scab. Their Regulations are framed so as to cause as little inconvenience as possible to those concerned, and are never imposed unless absolutely necessary.