§ Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has yet appointed a livestock officer and assistant livestock officer for Wales; and whether either or both are Welsh speaking.
§ Mr. John HareThere is no post of assistant livestock officer for Wales. Advisory work in livestock husbandry in Wales is entrusted to two grade I N.A.A.S. officers, one of whom has been in post for four years. The senior officer died early in February last and before the end of that month an officer was selected by normal promotion procedure to fill the vacancy. Unfortunately, owing to sickness this officer has not yet taken up duties in Wales. Neither he nor his colleague is Welsh speaking.