Michael McCarthy (Labour)

A serious potato disease, ring rot disease, which has the capability of destroying up to 50% of a potato crop, is raging in Wales. I call on the Leader to make a statement or to get confirmation from the Minister on what measures are in place to prevent an outbreak of that disease here. If adequate measures are not in place whereby imports can be checked and cleared on entry here, I will call for a ban on imports until such time as those measures are in place.

What is the status of the Hanly report? It was publicly criticised by a senior Cabinet Minister last week.