§ MR. J. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the resolutions adopted, at public meetings in connection with the series of tuberculosis exhibitions recently held in Ireland; whether the Local Government Board intend to take any steps to make tuberculosis compulsorily notifiable; whether the various boards of education in Ireland have been communicated with on the subject of making compulsory the teaching of hygiene and domestic science in all schools; and whether it is intended to make provision in the immediate future for the official supervision of dairies and of the sale of food.
§ MR. CHERRYSeveral resolutions such as are referred to have been received. The Tuberculosis Prevention (Ireland) Bill, which my right hon. friend is to introduce, will contain a clause providing for the compulsory notification of tuberculosis. The Local Government Board have been in correspondence with the Commissioners of National Education upon the subject of teaching hygiene and domestic science in national 1773 schools. The official supervision of dairies and of the sale of food will be dealt with in the Tuberculosis Prevention Bill and in a new Dairies Order which the Local Government Board are about to issue.
§ MR. J. MACVEAGHWhen will the Bill be introduced?
§ MR. CHERRYI cannot say.