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Bulls (Licences)

Volume 729: debated on Wednesday 25 May 1966

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56.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why an English bull licence is not valid in Scotland; and if he will now arrange for English licences to be accepted North of the Border.

65.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has yet made arrangements with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whereby beef bred bull licences issued in either England or Scotland are valid in either country.

The Improvement of Livestock (Licensing of Bulls) Act 1931 requires licences for bulls kept in Scotland to be granted by the Secretary of State and for bulls kept in England and Wales by the Minister of Agriculture. My right hon. Friend is, however, considering whether it would be possible to issue a Scottish licence automatically in respect of a bull already licensed in England which is transferred to Scotland.