§ 58. Mr. Bullardasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why he has delayed the operation of the ban on the importation of pigmeat and edible pig offals from the Argentine until 1st February, 1961; and whether he will consider advancing the date.
Mr. VaneThe decision to ban the importation of pork and pork offals was taken before the beginning of the present outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The 1st February, 1961, was chosen as the date in order to give adequate notice. This is just as important to our own importers as to the producers in the four South American countries concerned.