§ Mr. A. Edwardsasked the Minister of Health what steps he proposes to take to reduce the number of non-pulmonary cases of tuberculosis attributable to the bovine type of infection.
§ Mr. WillinkI would refer my hon. Friend to the White Paper published last year in which the Government's proposals for improving the quality of the milk supply are set out as a whole. My Department take every opportunity to press the importance of drinking only pasteurised or boiled milk as a precaution against any infection with tuberculosis from this source, and the provision of adequately heat-treated milk should be greatly increased by means of the Orders which my right hon. and gallant Friend the Minister of Food now has power to make scheduling areas in which only certain classes of milk may be sold by retail.