§ Lieut.-Commander Tufnellasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of food whether horseflesh for animal and human consumption, respectively, can both be sold in the same shop?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe answer is in the negative, the Horseflesh (Control and Maximum Prices) Order, 1941, which came into operation on 24th November, 1941, prohibits from that date the sale of horseflesh for human consumption at any premises where meat other than horseflesh is sold for that purpose or where horseflesh not fit for human consumption is sold.
§ Lieut.-Commander Tufnellasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of food the reason for the delay in reaching a decision as to the fixing of two different prices for horseflesh according as it is sold for human or animal consumption?
Major Lloyd GeorgeI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave on the 19th November to the hon. Members 607W for Twickenham (Mr. Keeling) and Don-caster (Mr. E. Walkden). An order prescribing maximum prices for horseflesh sold for human consumption came into operation on 24th November.