§ Mr. Maddenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will abandon plans to prohibit non-heat-treated farm-bottled milk, in the light of the fact that all such milk comes from brucellosis-free accredited herds.
§ Mr. BishopThe second stage of the policy which was announced in a reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Ormskirk (Mr. Kilroy-Silk) on 6th August 1975 was based on the risks to public health of milk-borne diseases other than brucellosis. A further statement will be made in due course in the light of consultations which my department are currently undertaking. We have asked for comments from interested organisations by 31st July 1978.—[Vol. 897,c. 206.]