§ 41 and 42. Mr. ASSHETONasked the Minister of Health (1) whether he is aware that injustice is being done to many farmers owing to the lack of uniformity of standard of farm buildings required by different county councils as a condition of the grant of an accredited milk licence; and whether he will take steps to investigate this matter;
(2) whether he can explain why there are 2,092 farmers in. Cheshire licensed for accredited milk production, whereas there are only 447 in Lancashire and 427 in the West Riding of Yorkshire; and to what extent this is due to the lack of uniformity in the standard of farm buildings required as a condition of the grant of an accredited milk licence?
§ Sir K. WOODI am aware that there is said to be a lack of uniformity between the requirements of certain county councils for the granting of Grade A milk producers' licences which are necessary before the producers are included in the list of accredited producers kept by the Milk Marketing Board. I do not consider it practicable to lay down a detailed code, but in a recent circular, of which 1081 I am sending my hon. Friend a copy, I have drawn the attention of local authorities to the principles by which they should be guided. I have offered to give the authorities such assistance as I can, with due regard to the exercise of my jurisdiction in the matter of appeals upon individual cases, and I will have special inquiries made in the counties referred to by my hon. Friend.