Meat and Meat Products (Import Ban)

HC Deb 07 February 1968 vol 758 cc159-60W

Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what consultations he has had with representatives of farming interests, with a view to prolonging the ban on the import of meat and meat products from countries where foot-and-mouth disease is endemic.

Mr. Peart:

The President of the National Farmers' Union and other farming interests have written to me and I am fully aware of their views.