Foot-and-Mouth Disease

HC Deb 15 December 1960 vol 632 cc67-8W

54. Mr. Hilton

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much money has been spent by his Department on research into foot-and-mouth disease during the last financial year; and how the amount compares with the 1955 financial year.

Mr. Vane

In the financial year 1960, approximately £290,000 was spent on research into foot-and-mouth disease at the Research Institute at Pirbright, Surrey, which is financed through the Agricultural Research Council. This compares with £104,000 in 1955.