Honey Bee Health

Does the hon. Gentleman agree—my intervention is linked to what my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton, South-West (Rob Marris) said a moment ago—that there will no doubt be a tendency as part of the research to reach for the compulsory registration of beekeepers, so that they can be required to supply information? Should that not be avoided, as my constituent, John Dickinson, who is a beekeeper, pointed out when there was a consultation on the strategy last year? We do not want to squeeze out of existence the small hobby beekeepers, because they have a part to play in finding a solution to some of the problems. We must not make it more difficult for them.