Foot and Mouth/Bluetongue
Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day — First Part]
2:01 pm
John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford, Conservative)
On a positive note, I can tell the Secretary of State that the farmer in my constituency who suffered from a bluetongue outbreak told me on Sunday that his cattle are recovering well. That illustrates the different nature of the disease. However, does the Secretary of State accept that the movement controls put in place to deal with bluetongue have equally as damaging an effect on the industry as the movement controls relating to foot and mouth disease? When might farmers expect some lifting of the movement controls relating to bluetongue?