§ 70. Sir T. Mooreasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the decision of the Barry Borough Council to transfer the inspection at the local abattoir from a qualified veterinary surgeon to the borough sanitary inspector; and, in view of the fact that this reversal of policy is not in the best interests of 240W public health, what action he proposes to take in the matter.
§ Mr. BevanThe officer first mentioned is retiring, and the sanitary inspector appointed to succeed him possesses the meat inspection certificate of the Royal Sanitary Institute. Such an appointment is authorised by the Food and Drugs Act, and I see no grounds either for intervention or for the implication in the last part of the Question.