HC Deb 18 July 1962 vol 663 cc47-8W
Mr. Milne

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he proposes to introduce legislation for the control of swine fever.

Mr. Turton

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has now fixed a date for the implementation of the scheme for the slaughter and compensation of pigs infected by swine fever.

Mr. Soames

As I said in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Torrington (Mr. P. Browne) on 7th December last, the introduction of a compulsory slaughter policy for swine fever had to be deferred until early in 1963. It is too soon for me to give the exact date on which the slaughter policy will be introduced, but I can confirm that it is still my intention that we should make a start on this early in the New Year.

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