§ Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Food how many local authorities have adopted the byelaws for the protection of food while on sale in shops or during the course of delivery, which were urged by his Department in the White Paper entitled "Model Byelaws," which was circulated to local authorities in September, 1949; whether he will see that a copy of these byelaws is placed in the Library of the House; and to what extent his Department is responsible for seeing that such byelaws are enforced.
§ Major Lloyd George1,263 local authorities in England and Wales have made byelaws under Section 15 of the16W Food and Drugs Act, 1938. The byelaws are enforced by the local authority and my Department has no statutory responsibility in the matter.
I will place a copy of the Model Bye-laws, Series I, Handling, Wrapping and Delivery of Food and Sale of Food in the Open Air, in the Library of the House.