§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to ensure that the Forestry Commission in Wales has an adequate supply of the chemical that is being used to treat trees that have been affected by Dutch Elm disease; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gibson-WattThe hon. Member is presumably referring to the treatment of elm disease by injecting affected trees with a systematic fungicide. This treatment is still experimental and the Forestry Commission are carrying out a244W wide range of tests on it this year. It is too early to say how effective it will be.