HC Deb 19 December 1960 vol 632 c107W
73. Mr. de Freitas

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much money he plans to spend on importing and testing Charollais cattle; and how much money he proposes to spend on similar tests for Hereford, Angus, and Lincoln Red cattle.

Mr. Soames

I propose to consult the interests concerned about the precise nature of the trials to be undertaken if it proves possible to import Charollais bulls from France. If the suggestions in the Terrington Committee's report are adopted, the cost ultimately falling on my Department would be small, but I can give no estimate at the present time.