HC Deb 28 November 1930 vol 245 cc1671-2W
Commander BELLAIRS

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to a report of the veterinary inspector of the Glasgow Town Council concerning a consignment of hide clippings, swarming with live beetles and dead insects, landed in Glasgow for an Edinburgh firm of gelantine manufacturers, and to the allegation that the hide clippings were for use in stiffening up sweets; and whether he has made inquiries and, if so, with what result?

Mr. W. ADAMSON

The matter to which the hon. and gallant Member refers was the subject of considerable publicity in the Press, but the Department of Health for Scotland satisfied themselves that there was no foundation for the suggestion that the consignment in question was intended for conversion into gelatine for use in food manufacture. I am informed that the material was imported for use in the manufacture of glue and has been so used.