§ MR. FIELDTo ask the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that a number of pigs have been seized in London lately and confiscated because of alleged tuberculosis; and whether he will take steps to prevent unnecessary seizures pending the issue of the Report of the Commission on Tuberculosis.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) My attention has been drawn to the seizure of carcases of pigs in London which show signs of tuberculosis. The Loyal Commission which reported in 1898 recommended that "in view of the greater tendency to generalisation of tuberculosis in the pig …. the presence of tubercular deposit in any degree should involve seizure of the whole carcase and of the organs." Pending the Report of the Royal Commission which is now sitting, I am not prepared to advise local authorities to act otherwise than in accordance with this recommendation.