§ 3. Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Food whether he is aware 809 of the present conditions in the slaughterhouse at Newtown, Montgomery; and what steps are being taken to improve conditions at that place.
§ Mr. StracheyProposals for the improvement of this slaughterhouse are being considered by the Ministry of Works. These would include a new entrance to the premises so that animals on arrival may be taken direct to lairage pens without having to pass through a yard in which hides, skins and other by-products await collection.
§ Mr. FreemanCan my right hon. Friend say whether the remainder of the slaughterhouse will also be improved, in view of the fact that one of the walls is adjacent to a cottage and the blood from the slaughterhouse seeps through to the cottage and causes great inconvenience to the tenants in that cottage?
§ Mr. StracheyYes, I have no doubt that the Ministry of Works have that in mind.