§ Mr. JODRELLasked the Food Controller whether his attention has been called to the fact that upwards of 200 calves have been slaughtered in the borough of King's Lynn since 1st January 1296W of this year for butcher's meat; and whether, in view of the consequent impoverishment of the future supply of fat cattle, this policy will be forthwith discontinued?
§ Mr. McCURDYThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The fact that so large a number of calves has been slaughtered in one slaughter-house is due to the centralisation of slaughtering effected by the Calves (Sales) Order, 1918, which requires that calves should be slaughtered only in a Government authorised slaughter-house, such as that at King's Lynn. The policy of centralising the slaughter of calves has proved extremely satisfactory, and it is not proposed to discontinue it.