§ Mrs. Sally Oppenheimasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement in reply to the views expressed by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments with regard to the Dutch Elm Disease, Local Authority Order, 1971.
§ Mr. PriorMy right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales and I are giving most careful consideration to the Select Committee's views but I am not yet in a position to make a statement.