Welsh Affairs

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 April 1959.

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Photo of Mr Joseph Godber Mr Joseph Godber , Grantham 12:00, 23 April 1959

I realise that in this last winter farmers there have had very serious trouble with liver fluke, but the conditions were abnormally favourable to liver fluke. I would remind hon. Members that the Ministry was not only aware of it, but issued special warnings last autumn telling farmers that they should take such steps as were open to them in connection with it. I am only sorry that not more of them did take such steps to safeguard their own position in that respect.