§ 51. Mr. H. G. Williamsasked the Minister of Health what steps he is advising the local authorities to take to avoid food poisoning in those districts where the suitable or sufficient temperature of shops has been fixed so high that there is a danger of the bacteriological infection of perishable foodstuffs?
§ The Minister of Health (Sir Kingsley Wood)In deciding what temperature is suitable and sufficient it is for the local authorities to have regard, inter alia, to the nature of the goods sold in the shop, and I have no reason to suppose that they are not alive to the importance of this consideration.
§ Mr. WilliamsCan the right hon. Gentleman say why it is that local authorities apply different degrees of temperature, and will he take some steps to ensure a uniform administration of the law?
§ Sir K. WoodPerhaps the hon. Gentleman will let me have what particulars he has.