Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Hansard, 16 March 1970)

§ 107. Mr. Temple
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with what countries in the last four years his Department has been in consultation regarding the use of inactivated foot-and-mouth vaccine.

§ Mr. Mackie
None. Our veterinary officers have frequent discussions with their colleagues overseas on many aspects of animal disease control, but no talks have been initiated on this specific subject.

§ 108. Mr. Temple
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheres and Food for what length of time he estimates immunity from foot-and-mouth disease will be obtained by the use of inactivated foot-and-mouth vaccine in the case of cattle, sheep and pigs.

§ Mr. Mackie
The estimated average duration of immunity from foot-and-mouth disease using inactivated vaccine is four months for cattle and sheep and four weeks for pigs.

§ Mr. Temple
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what experiments his department has carried out either on its own or in conjunction with 57W other Departments with inactivated foot-and-mouth vaccine on animals other than cattle, sheep and pigs.

§ Mr. Mackie
None.

§ Mr. Temple
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, whether the strength or dosage of foot-and-mouth inactivated vaccine prescribed by his Department will vary with the weight or age of the stock vaccinated.

§ Mr. Mackie
Calves and lambs under 3 months and pigs under six weeks of age would not be vaccinated. For all other

List of Boards, Councils and Committees to which the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has appointed women members, other than civil servants Number of women appointed by Minister (excluding civil servants)

Agricultural Wages Board … … … 1

Agricultural Wages Committee for Berks; Bucks; Anglesey and Caernarvon; Lines. Kesteven and Lindsey (1 woman member appointed on each) 4

Apple and Pear Development Council … … … 1

Consumers Committee for England and Wales^* … … … 4

Consumers Committee for Great Britain† … … … 4+1

(Same members as for England and Wales Committee plus a Northern Ireland member when a subject concerning that country is involved)

Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council‡ … … … 5

Food Additives and Contaminants Committee … … … 1

Food Hygiene Advisory Council§ … … … 6

Food Standards Committee … … … 2

Herring Industry Advisory Council|| … … … 2

Meat and Livestock Commission—Consumers Committee of† 2

Milk Marketing Board^* … … … 1

Potato Marketing Board‡ … … … 1

White Fish Industry Advisory Council|| … … … 3

^* Appointed jointly with Secretary of State for Wales.

† Appointed jointly with Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland and, for the Northern Ireland member, the Secretary of State for Home Department also.

‡ Appointed jointly with Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland.

§ Appointed jointly with Secretary of State for Social Services.

|| Appointed jointly with Secretaries of State for Wales, Scotland and Home Department.

List of Boards, Councils and Committees to which the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has appointed women members, other than civil servants	Number of women appointed by Minister (excluding civil servants)
Agricultural Wages Board	…	…	…	1
Agricultural Wages Committee for Berks; Bucks; Anglesey and Caernarvon; Lines. Kesteven and Lindsey (1 woman member appointed on each)	4
Apple and Pear Development Council	…	…	…	1
Consumers Committee for England and Wales^*	…	…	…	4
Consumers Committee for Great Britain†	…	…	…	4+1
	(Same members as for England and Wales Committee plus a Northern Ireland member when a subject concerning that country is involved)
Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council‡	…	…	…	5
Food Additives and Contaminants Committee	…	…	…	1
Food Hygiene Advisory Council§	…	…	…	6
Food Standards Committee	…	…	…	2
Herring Industry Advisory Council\|\|	…	…	…	2
Meat and Livestock Commission—Consumers Committee of†	2
Milk Marketing Board^*	…	…	…	1
Potato Marketing Board‡	…	…	…	1
White Fish Industry Advisory Council\|\|	…	…	…	3
^* Appointed jointly with Secretary of State for Wales.
† Appointed jointly with Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland and, for the Northern Ireland member, the Secretary of State for Home Department also.
‡ Appointed jointly with Secretaries of State for Wales and Scotland.
§ Appointed jointly with Secretary of State for Social Services.
\|\| Appointed jointly with Secretaries of State for Wales, Scotland and Home Department.