§ 34. Sir L. Ropnerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is aware that in certain parts of the country people are offering to buy strains of rabbits free from myxomatosis; and whether he will use his powers to control the movement of rabbits to ensure that this traffic is prohibited.
Mr. AmoryRecent inquiries have disclosed no significant traffic in healthy rabbits except for domestic purposes. I have no power to control the movement of rabbits but I can require their destruction. I shall not hesitate to use my powers against any person who is found to have brought wild rabbits on to his land.