HC Deb 09 March 1925 vol 181 cc908-9
26. Mr. R. MORRISON

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is now able to announce the names of the Committee he proposes to set up to inquire into the export of live British horses to the Continent for butchery purposes?

The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Edward Wood)

I am pleased to say that the personnel of the Committee is now complete, but, with the permission of the hon. Gentleman, I will circulate the full list of names in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. MORRISON

Would the right hon. Gentleman say what consideration he had in mind in asking people to serve on the Committee?

Mr. WOOD

The desire to get as strong a Committee as possible, and one that would command the respect of the House.

Mr. MORRISON

Did the right hon. Gentleman select people who were impartial, or experts in these matters?

Mr. WOOD

Of course, it is always difficult to secure any quite ignorant people who could be relied upon to be entirely impartial, but I have done my best to secure people who appear to me to be impartial.

Following is the list of Members of the Committee:

Major J. W. Hills (Chairman).

Sir Merrik Burrell, Bart., C.B.E.

Lady Emmott, J. P.

The hon. and gallant Member for Buckrose (Vice-Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.P.).

The Earl of Haddington, M.C.

The hon. and learned Member for South Shields (Hon. E. A. St. Aubyn Harney, M.P.).

The hon. Member for West Nottingham (Arthur Hayday, Esquire, M.P.).

Major F. T. G. Hobday, C.M.G.

Mr. H. H. Miller, of the Ministry of Agriculture, will act as Secretary of the Committee.