HC Deb 17 January 1967 vol 739 c39W
Viscount Lambton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average time taken by the Animal Virus Research Institute at Pirbright to decide whether the complement fixation test for foot-and-mouth disease is positive or negative.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

Two to three hours from the receipt of the sample at Pirbright.