HC Deb 11 December 1972 vol 848 cc59-60W
Mr. Molyneaux

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prosecutions there have been under regulations concerning the movement of pigs

Mr. van Straubenzee

Five cases have been brought in prosecution proceedings instituted by the Pigs Marketing Board (Northern Ireland) since 1st May this year, the date on which these regulations took effect. A further 21 cases of suspected breach of the regulations are at present being considered by the board's legal advisers with a view to possible prosecution.