§ 76. Mr. W. Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies with a view to increasing the possibility of meat exports from Eastern Africa, what is the position in regard to the prevalence of rinderpest there; and what is the possibility of the complete eradication of this disease from Eastern Africa.
Mr. Creech JonesThe Governments are pushing ahead with a policy of immunisation and this is showing very successful results. There has been no large outbreak since 1940. The objective is that all cattle should eventually be immunised. Thereafter, the disease would still exist amongst wild game and it would, therefore, be necessary to continue to inoculate young and susceptible animals. It is accordingly not yet possible to say that complete eradication is practicable, but stock can certainly be protected against it.