§ 56. Squadron-Leader Sir Gilford Foxasked the Minister of Food whether his attention has been called to the fact that although a large quantity of mutton is available in Australia it is not permissible for it to be exported to this country because only a few of the carcases available are free from lymphadenitis; and whether, in view of the fact that carcases from which the infected glands have been removed are entirely fit for human consumption, some steps will be taken to find a use for this meat in this country.
§ Sir B. SmithA substantial quantity of Australian mutton and lamb has always been and still is being supplied to the United Kingdom. My Department and the Australian Government are at present considering the problem of meat from carcases affected with caseous lymphadenitis.
§ Lieut.-Colonel MackesonCan we be told why these carcases are being stopped from being sent to this country?
§ Sir B. SmithThey have been stopped up to now by the regulations of the Ministry of Health, but even if the import of the carcases affected by caseous lymphadenitis were permitted, it would not in any way, in my opinion, materially augment the supply of meat to this country.