§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has any evidence of disease being spread by farmed salmon escaping in British rivers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 3 December 1987]: I have no evidence of any outbreak of fish disease in wild salmon as a result of escaped farmed salmon. The fisheries Departments continue to regard the control of fish diseases very seriously.