Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Research)

HC Deb 12 May 1952 vol 500 c88W

Mr. Iain MacLeod

asked the Minister of Agriculture how much has been spent on research into foot-and-mouth disease in each of the last three years; how many research stations specialise in this work; and what is the staff employed at each.

Sir T. Dugdale

Research into foot-and-mouth disease is carried out at the Foot-and-Mouth Research Institute at Pirbright, Surrey. The annual expenditure has been as follows:

	£
1949–50 62,000	62,000
1950–51 53,000	53,000
1951–52 78,000	78,000

The scientific staff, including the Director, at present numbers 20.