§ 43. Mr. KINGasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether it is the policy of the Board to discourage the killing of young stock; and whether, in order to preserve an adequate supply of store cattle for the coming winter, the killing of calves and eating of veal are being discouraged?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Acland)The answer to the first part of the hon. Member's question is in the affirmative. With regard to the second part, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave yesterday to the hon. Member for the Bassetlaw Division of Nottingham in reply to a somewhat similar question.