HC Deb 15 June 1998 vol 314 c18W
Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his letter of 14 December 1997 to the hon. Member for Linlithgow, what are the results so far of his Department's monitoring of varroa. [44050]

Mr. Macdonald

[holding answer 11 June 1998]: Since last December, varroa has been identified in the St. Andrews area. All known apiaries within a 5 km radius of the infected premises are currently under movement restrictions.