HC Deb 23 March 1960 vol 620 c49W
Mr. John Morrison

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what precautions his pest officers who possess official supplies of strychnine take to protect their stores from theft; and under what precautions they issue it.

Mr. Godber

Not more than 4 ozs. of strychnine are held in stock, and normally not more than a quarter of an ounce is issued to an employee, although exceptionally, with the authority of a senior officer, up to 1 oz. may be issued. The strychnine is issued to operators in screw-capped glass jars clearly labelled strychnine and poison, and is kept by them in a locked box.