§ Sir A. HOLBROOKasked the Minister of Health whether it is proposed to take any steps to prohibit the importation of skimmed milk, which is exempted from the standards of quality and purity with which British farmers have to conform; and whether the result of inquiries has established that the skimmed condensed milk so imported is not fit for human consumption?
§ Sir K. WOODThe inquiries which my right hon. Friend caused to be made in Holland and Denmark show that the condensed skimmed milk which is imported from those countries is produced under conditions as good as those existing in this country. My right hon. Friend is advised that the commodity is certainly not unfit for general consumption, and he cannot take any steps to prohibit its importation on grounds of public health.