§ 66. Sir Clive Bossomasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on what date he informed the trade that beef in store from countries where foot-and-mouth disease is endemic would be freely licensed out of cold store; whether he is satisfied that there is no risk of infection from this meat; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PeartAfter I had informed the House on 4th March that the temporary ban on imports of beef from certain countries was to be lifted, I told the trade on 7th March that beef would be freely licensed from cold store. It is not possible to determine with certainty whether foot-and-mouth disease virus is or is not present in consignments of meat from countries in which the disease is endemic.