§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cases of paramyxovirus infection in commercial poultry have been attributed to racing pigeons for each year since 1987.
§ Mr. SoamesThe virus which causes paramyxoviruses in pigeons causes Newcastle disease in poultry. The last confirmed outbreak of Newcastle disease in commercial poultry was in 1984, when racing pigeons were implicated.