HC Deb 22 February 1977 vol 926 c517W
Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food who should be contacted in his Department in cases of emergency at weekends.

Mr. John Silkin

The Ministry's Duty Room in Whitehall Place maintains a 24-hour service and can be contacted at weekends through the numbers published in the London Telephone Directory (01–839 5732 and 5708) and also obtainable from directory enquiries. The Ministry's veterinary services locally can be contacted through numbers in local telephone directories. In cases concerning possible outbreaks of notifiable disease the local police will notify the appropriate veterinary officer.