HC Deb 16 November 1967 vol 754 c191W
Sir Clive Bossom

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now take steps to ban all further beef imports from South America, until it can be proved that the present epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease now raging in this country is not connected with imports from the Argentine.

Mr. Peart

I do not think that the hon. Member's suggestion is practicable, since it is improbable that any such proof could be obtained.