§ Mr. RANKINasked the Minister of Agriculture the policy of his Department in regard to the better centralisation of the slaughter of animals, especially in large towns?
§ Mr. ELLIOT:The Government policy on this subject was indicated in the White Paper on the Livestock Situation (Cmd. 4651), issued in July last, which stated that the Government regard a reform of the marketing and slaughtering 2060W systems with a view to better economy and efficiency as indispensable to the permanent prosperity of the livestock industry. I cannot at present add to this statement. So far as concerns the technical aspect of the question, there is available the report of the Committee on Abattoir Design, which considered, under the chairmanship of Sir Francis Boys, the technical requirements of factory abattoirs in the light of modern practice at home and abroad