Slaughterhouses (Meat Inspection)

HC Deb 15 July 1957 vol 573 cc79-80W

38. Mr. Willey

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he takes to ensure that all meat is inspected before it leaves the slaughterhouse.

Mr. Amory

Local authorities are empowered to inspect meat before it leaves the slaughterhouse and in many localities all meat is already inspected. A system of grants has recently been introduced which I hope will encourage those authorities which do not yet inspect all meat to do so in future.