§ Mr. Garrettasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will constitute a committee to reconsider the problem of vaccination of all animals likely to contact foot-and-mouth disease.
§ Mr. PeartI shall consider this and other questions when we come to evaluate the lessons to be learnt from this epidemic, but do not think it right to set up a committee for this particular purpose at this time.
§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is satisfied that adequate precautions are being taken to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease to Dorset on account of the Royal Automobile Club Rally passing through the county.
§ Mr. PeartYes, I am grateful to the Royal Automobile Club for the co-operation I have received from them in arranging the route of the rally so as to avoid the infected areas.