asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will now reverse his decision not to stop the importation of all poultry, live or dead, in view of the increase of fowl pest and the necessity for combining a ban on imports with the slaughter policy, if it is to be fully effective.

The importation of live poultry from countries where fowl pest is prevalent is already prohibited. As regards poultry carcases, I cannot at present add to the answer I gave to a number of Questions on 25th January.