§ 57. Mr. Harrisonasked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he is taking to seek the full co-operation of the farming community, in preventing black-market sales of Christmas meat and poultry; and to what extent his Department co-operates with the Ministry of Food to prevent such illegal sales.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsI am satisfied that organised farming opinion deprecates these malpractices and recognises that they are against the public interest. My right hon. Friend the Minister of Food is primarily responsible for the enforcement of the various orders relating to the sale of meat and poultry, but any cases of suspected offences against those orders which may be discovered by my officers are brought to the notice of my right hon. Friend's Department.