asked the Minister of Agriculture how many birds have been ordered to be killed due to fowl pest in Great Britain; and how many birds from pest-infected countries have been imported during this same time.

The number of birds slaughtered between February, 1947, and the end of 1950 by direction of my Department on account of fowl pest is about 400,000. A record of the number of birds imported into Great Britain from countries where the disease is prevalent is not kept, but about 7,800 tons of fowls, 13,000 tons of geese and ducks and 8,300 tons of turkeys came from such countries during the period. At a conservative estimate, there could not have been less than 9 million birds imported.

Are the fowls from Gambia included in that total?

I am not aware that there have been any fowls from Gambia.

Will the right hon. Gentlemen read the answer given by the Secretary of State for the Colonies in the House yesterday?

Why is it that the order the right hon. Gentleman made in December on this subject has not yet been presented to Parliament?

Perhaps the hon. Member will give me notice of that.

Will the right hon. Gentleman publish month by month the numbers of birds imported and killed?