§ Mr. FREEMANasked the Secretary of State for War what are the positive tests of demontrating the comparative effects of poison gases on human beings and living animals at present being pursued at the chemical warfare research departments?
§ Mr. SHAWExamination of human beings who were gassed during the War and of animals subjected to experiment has shown essential similarities. From this it is deduced that protective and curative measures found effective in the case of animals will be applicable in the case of human beings. Tests, within the limits necessary to ensure that the volunteers come to no harm, are being carried out on the lines referred to in my answer of 25th November to my hon. Friend the Member for Berwick and Haddingtonshire (Mr. Sinkinson). For example, contaminated materials, which have been treated for the purpose of cleansing the material from contamination, are brought into contact first with animals and then with human beings.
§ Mr. TURNERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether His Majesty's Government have considered any steps for the control, regulation and prohibition of the manufacture of poison gases and the instruments required in their use?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThis has not been considered by the Board of Trade.
§ Mr. TURNERasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has reason to believe that the League of 1809W Nations have any proof that the obligations under the Peace Treaties to abstain from the manufacture and importation of poison gases are being honoured by the States concerned?
Mr. A. HENDERSONNo evidence that these obligations are not being honoured has at any time been supplied to me by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations.