§ Mr. Nicholas Bakerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will consider making any provision for compensation payable to owners of bees destroyed under the provisions of the Bees Bill for the purpose of eradicating varroasis.
§ Mr. WigginIt has been the policy of successive Governments that the cost of controlling diseases of bees should be borne by beekeepers and not be a charge on the public purse. The Bill was not amended in Standing Committee.