§ MR. WHITLEY (Halifax)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board if his attention has been drawn to a recent prosecution in Halifax of certain traders for selling preserved goods stated to be coloured by the use of copper salts; and if he proposes to take any action in accordance with the recommendation of the Departmental Committee of 10th July, 1899, in the direction of issuing for the information of traders a schedule of such colouring matters as may be considered inimical to the public health.
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. GRANT LAWSON,) Yorkshire, N.R., ThirskI have received a newspaper report of the case referred to by the hon. Member. As I stated yesterday, in reply to a Question, the Report of the Committee is under consideration, but I cannot at present make any statement as to the course to be taken in regard to it.