HC Deb 02 March 1926 vol 192 cc1204-5
2. Mr. CAMPBELL

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the desirability of legisla- tion making it a penal offence for anyone to allow fresh food, fit for human consumption, to rot; and whether, in any case, he will make inquiries into the possibility of such a course?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

I shall be prepared to receive any evidence which my hon. Friend can supply as to the existence of such a practice, and to consider whether such evidence would justify the introduction of legislation.

Colonel APPLIN

Is it not the fact that fish and fruit are wasted in that way, in order that there shall not be a glut on the market?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

I want to have evidence rather than mere statements, and one must consider the question of practicability.

Mr. N. MACLEAN

If the President of the Board of Trade cared to go to any fishing centre he would see any amount of fish being wasted there by being thrown overboard or turned into refuse.

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