§ Sir G. Foxasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the terms of Section 10 of the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876, he will state on what grounds he has decided that medical qualifications are essential for inspectors of animals kept for scientific purposes; and for what reason veterinary surgeons cannot be appointed under that section.
§ Mr. EdeI would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the replies given to the hon. Member for Hampstead (Mr. Challen) on the nth July and 1st August last.