HC Deb 04 November 1974 vol 880 c60W
Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many elm trees have been felled on account of Dutch elm disease.

Mr. Strang

No precise statistics are available but it is estimated that the number of diseased elms felled since the beginning of the present outbreak is of the order of 900,000.