§ SIR JAMES JOICEY (Durham, Chester-le-Street)To ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to a recent case at the Leicester County Court, before his Honour Judge Wightman, when a statement was made by one of the meat inspectors of the Leicester Corporation that in cases where cancer occurred in an animal (presumably local) he only condemned the part of the animal affected as being unfit for human food, but passed the remaining part of the carcass; if so, whether, considering the increase of cancer in the United Kingdom, he will make regulations, or ask the local authorities to do so, to ensure in such cases the condemnation of the whole carcasses of animals in any way affected by cancer.
1099 (Answer.) I have seen a short newspaper report of the case referred to. I am advised that the course adopted would appear to have been sufficient, and it does not seem to me that there is any need to ask local authorities to take action of the kind suggested. I have no power to make regulations on the subject.—(Local Government Board.)