HC Deb 24 November 1958 vol 596 c15W
Mr. T. W. Jones

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what steps he is taking to deal with the sheep-straying problem in Wales.

Mr. H. Brooke

My right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, who is primarily concerned, is considering the recommendations of the National Council for Domestic Food Production on the problems of sheep trespass in South Wales. Some of the Council's recommendations need to be considered as part of wider problems dealt with in the Report of the Royal Commission on Common Land. It is a difficult problem in parts of Wales, and my right hon. Friend and I will keep in close touch about it.