HC Deb 14 March 1907 vol 171 c233
*MR. REES

I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether, in view of the prevalence of the sale of disinfectants which do not disinfect, he proposes to take any steps towards the standardisation of disinfectants.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. John Burns, Battersea)

I am not empowered to fix standards of disinfectants, and it does not at present appear to me that I could usefully take action in the matter.