§ MR. PEMBERTONasked the President of the Local Government Board, Whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce in the Adulteration of Food Act any special provision with respect to the adulteration of beer?
§ MR. SCLATER-BOOTHSir, in answering this Question, I may take the opportunity of stating that I propose to go into Committee on the Adulteration Bill this evening pro formâ, in order to 1184 introduce Amendments, and the Bill will then be re-printed. I think my hon. Friend will find that the Bill provides everything as regards beer that was provided in the adulteration clauses of the Licensing Act of 1872. Those clauses were omitted from the Act of last Session, to the satisfaction of all parties, in order that the subject might be dealt with, not by special legislation, but under the general law. It is not, therefore, intended to introduce any special provisions applicable to beer into the new Bill, but the language of one of the clauses will be so extended as to secure that a compounded article of food shall be supplied in accordance with the demand of the purchaser.