HC Deb 24 May 1938 vol 336 cc1016-7
21. Mr. Westwood

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to the report of the public health authority as to the filthy condition of milk being supplied to the Milk Marketing Board from the county of Angus; and, if so, what action does he propose to safeguard the health of the people from an impure milk supply?

Mr. Wedderburn

I have seen a Press report of a meeting of the public health committee of Angus County Council to which I presume the hon. Member refers. The milk referred to in the report was supplied by a single producer and is not now being accepted by the board.

Mr. Westwood

Is the hon. Gentleman aware of the appalling state of affairs revealed in the medical officer's report of that county; and will he have inquiries made into the whole question as it affects that county, in view of the fact that of six cows condemned for slaughter, only one had been reported by the owner, and that five were discovered to be in an advanced stage of tuberculosis, and that the milk from these cows was being supplied to the Milk Marketing Board for consumption by the public?

Mr. Wedderburn

That is rather a wider question than the question on the Paper, but I should be glad to receive any representations that the hon. Gentleman may make on the subject.