§ Mr. NEVILLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether he can say if the methods adopted in Ireland for combating the bee disease have been successful in stamping it out; I and whether the results achieved there justify the application of similar methods in England and Scotland; and, if so, whether he will initiate the same as soon; as possible, or issue recommendations on the subject to bee-keepers?
§ Mr. ACLANDI am not certain whether the hon. Member refers to the Isle of Wight disease of bees or to foul brood. If the former, then the methods adopted in Ireland are on the same lines of voluntary action by bee owners as those adopted in Great Britain, which have not hitherto been successful in suppressing the disease in either country. If the latter, the disease is dealt with in Ireland by the Bee Pest Prevention (Ireland) Act, 1908, the operation of which has not been successful in stamping out foul brood in that country. It does not seem to the Board advisable to adopt similar legislation in Great Britain.