§ 70. Mr. Wyattasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that Mr. F. N. Clark, employed by Lewis's Store in Birmingham, has died from psittacosis contracted from two parrots in his charge at the store; that the two parrots were 76W sold on Thursday, 4th December and have not yet been recovered; and whether he will reimpose the ban on the import of parrots which was lifted by him in January of this year, after being in force for 21 years.
§ 75. Mr. Teelingasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to a suspected case of psittacosis, parrot disease, now in Sussex County Hospital, Brighton; what are the steps his Department take normally in such circumstances; whether he will reimpose the ban on the entry of parrots into this country; and why it was originally raised.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe cases referred to have come to my notice and are being investigated. In neither case has psittacosis so far been established. The ban was removed because psittacosis was found to exist among many other birds in this country—but its re-imposition can always be considered if it should prove necessary.