§ 74. Mr. CHARLES BATHURSTasked the President of the Local Government Board whether he is aware that in the borough of Kensington dairymen are being prosecuted under the Public Health Acts for using boric acid and other derivatives of boron for the preservation of cream, although in strict compliance with the milk and cream Regulations recently issued by the Board; and whether, if these Regulations are deemed to be contrary to the provisions of an Act of Parliament, he will, 1634 in fairness to the dairymen, bring in an amending Bill to legalise such Regulations?
§ Mr. BURNSI have no information of proceedings taken by the Kensington Borough Council with reference to preservatives in cream since the 1st October last, the date when the Regulations to which the hon. Member draws attention came into force.
§ Mr. C. BATHURSTIf the right hon. Gentleman on inquiry finds there have been such prosecutions, and if these Regulations are ultra vires so far as the Act of Parliament is concerned, is he prepared to withdraw them?
§ Mr. BURNSI am not prepared to admit that. There was a prosecution instituted by Kensington in July last, before the Regulations came into force.
§ Mr. C. BATHURSTBut will the right hon. Gentleman withdraw them if the Regulations are found to be ultra vires to the Act of Parliament?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat question can be put when the occasion arises.