§ SIR WALTER FOSTER (Derby, Ilkeston)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Government will take steps to ob- 349 tain from the Government of Germany, at the earliest possible date, a supply of Professor Koch's fluid for the treatment of tubercular diseases, and distribute the same to recognised public institutions in the United Kingdom?
§ SIR J. FERGUSSONBy directions from Her Majesty's Government, the Ambassador has applied for some of Professor Koch's fluid for use in this country. He has reported that the quantity available is as yet small, and that the subject is not under the control of the German Government.
§ SIR WALTER FOSTERWill the right hon. Gentleman take into consideration the last paragraph of the question?
§ SIR J. FERGUSSONNo doubt the Agricultural Department, with whom the matter lies, will do their best to distribute the fluid when it is procured.
§ SIR WALTER FOSTERWhy is the Agricultural Department the authority?
§ SIR J. FERGUSSONI understand that the Agricultural Department has applied for a supply of the fluid.