§ MR. REMNANT (Finsbury, Holborn)I beg to ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether a single case of disease amongst British cattle or sheep has been traced to cattle or sheep which have been hitherto slaughtered in the Deptford Foreign Cattle Market.
§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEYThere is no direct evidence of any such case, but I may add that in the opinion of the Chief Veterinary Officer to the Privy Council the outbreaks of Foot and Mouth disease, which occurred in London, Bedfordshire, and Kent in 1880, were traceable to foreign cattle landed at Deptford.
§ MR. ASHLEYDo these regulations in any way restrict the food supplies of the people of this country?
§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEYNot in my opinion.