§ 30. Mr. REMERasked the Minister of Agriculture if he can make any statement as to the progress made by the experimental station at Conway for the purification of mussels; if he will state what steps he is taking, in conjunction with the Minister of Health, to make the advantages to public health more widely known; and what steps he is taking to secure an extension of these purification tanks?
§ The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Sir John Gilmour)Mussels have been cleaned successfully on a commercial scale at Conway for about 15 years. The Ministry takes every opportunity of 15 bringing the advantages of purification to the notice of those interested in shellfish beds which have been closed owing to pollution and acts in close consultation with the Ministry of Health in these matters. My hon. Friend will be aware that a Bill introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for Ormskirk (Mr. Rosbotham) to enable local authorities to provide or contribute towards the provision of means for cleansing shell fish has recently been approved by Parliament.