HC Deb 28 January 1976 vol 904 cc241-2W
Mr. Kimball

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will continue to regard the hand as the correct measurement of a horse on a veterinary certificate for soundness even if stallion licences have gone metric.

Mr. Strang

The veterinary profession will be consulted during the coming months on changes it is proposed to make in the veterinary certificate used in connection with stallion licensing. On the face of it, it would be preferable to bring the certificate in line with the statutory forms as far as the use of metric measurement is concerned.