§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Minister of Agriculture what countries prohibit the importation from Great Britain of goods packed in hay or straw on account of foot-and-mouth disease infection; and whether His Majesty's Government propose to enforce a similar prohibition in this country?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe Irish Free State is, so far as I am aware, the only country which prohibits absolutely the importation from Great Britain of goods packed in hay and stray on account of foot-and-mouth disease infection. The regulations of Northern Ireland, Canada and the United States of America permit importation subject to certain conditions, which include disinfection before or after importation or destruction after unpacking. The evidence of the Departmental Committee on Foot-and-Mouth Disease, and subsequent experience, clearly shows that there is no sufficient warrant for such a prohibition in this country.