Lieut.-Colonel MURRAYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture whether he is aware that the central executive committee of the National Farmers' Union of Scotland has unanimously agreed to support the Diseases of Animals (Scotland) Bill; and whether he will define the attitude of the Ministry towards the proposals contained in the Bill?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. As regards the concluding portion, the view of the Ministry is that animal diseases in Great Britain can be best controlled by a uniform administration covering the whole country.