HC Deb 11 December 1975 vol 902 c300W
31. Miss Fookes

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to give the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' inspectors unrestricted right of access to slaughterhouses.

Mr. Strang

I pay tribute to the work of societies dedicated to the cause of animal welfare, but I do not consider it appropriate to afford their staff statutory powers of entry.

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