§ Sir R. COOPERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture what are the terms of reference of the Committee appointed to inquire into foot-and-mouth disease, and which, if any, members of this Committee represent stockowners?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe following gentlemen have consented to serve on the Committee set up to deal with the problems arising from foot-and-mouth disease:—
Chairman
Professor Robert Muir, Professor of Pathology, University of Glasgow.
Members:
Sir John M'Fadyean, Principal and Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology at the Royal Veterinary College, Camden Town.
Lieut.-Colonel C J. Martin, Director of the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine.
Clifford Dobell, Esq., Protistologist to the Medical Research Committee.
Professor J. M. Beattie, Medical Faculty and Veterinary School of the University of Liverpool, and City Bacteriologist.
Sir Stewart Stockman, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture.
This Committee, which has been appointed by the Minister, is composed entirely of scientists, and no members have been appointed by representative bodies of stock-owners. Until the Committee has met, and had an opportunity of discussing the problems to be investigated, it is impossible to say when the actual research work will be begun.