§ MR. HUNTER(for Mr. FIELD) (Aberdeen)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that considerable and widespread dissatisfaction exists on account of the delay experienced in receiving the Report of the Bovine Tuberculosis Commission; and whether he has obtained any further information as to the probable date of its publication after so many inquiries?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. SHAW-LEFEVRE,) Bradford, CentralI have communicated with the Commissioners, and am informed that they are fully 549 aware of the desirability of reporting as early as possible that no pains are being spared to complete the work, and that the Report will shortly be issued.
§ SIR M. STEWART (Kirkcudbright)Is there any hope of the Report being given to the House before the close of the Session?
§ MR. SHAW-LEFEVREI can only answer from the replies the Commissioners supply to me. I have made many communications to them with the same result.
§ MR. CHAPLIN (Lincolnshire, Sleaford)Will he repeat those communications and put pressure on the Commissioners to let us have this Report? At the commencement of the Session he told us he hoped to be able to lay it upon the Table very shortly. It is now nearly the end of the Session, and we are precisely in the same position. This has been going on for three years.
§ MR. SHAW-LEFEVREI quite agree with the right hon. Gentleman. I have already put whatever pressure I could upon the Commissioners.