§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTON (Tower Hamlets, Poplar)To ask the Secretary to the Local Government Board whether the carcases of calves inoculated for lymph at the Local Government Board vaccine station are sold for food in London; and, if so, whether he will give instructions to have such carcases destroyed instead of being returned, to the contractors.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) As I stated in reply to a Question put to me by the hon. Member for Ross and Cromarty on the 30th ultimo,† I am advised that there is no evidence whatever that the carcases of animals used for the purpose referred to are thereby Tendered unfit for food. The destruction of the carcases would, moreover, involve a large additional charge upon the Exchequer, amounting probably to some £4,000 a year, and, having regard to these considerations, I am not prepared to adopt the suggestion of the hon. Member. I may add that the carcases are thoroughly examined by a veterinary surgeon before being allowed to be sold for food.