§ 15. Mr. Lipsonasked the Minister of Food if the unsatisfactory slaughterhouses at Penzance and Ashbourne have now been closed, and are not to be used any more.
§ Mr. StracheyOne of the four slaughterhouses previously in use at Penzance has been closed and steps are being taken to remedy the most serious defects of the other three in view of representations from the local authorities concerned about the effects of a complete stoppage of slaughtering in Penzance. One of the two slaughterhouses previously in use at Ashbourne has also been closed.
§ Mr. BeechmanWhile the special inquiry into arrangements at Penzance by the Ministry has been most helpful in considering improvements, will the Minister confirm that a complete closing down of slaughtering in Penzance would mean less home-killed meat of which we are short?