HL Deb 18 March 1982 vol 428 cc827-8WA
Lord Houghton of Sowerby

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What regulations or conditions apply to the granting of licences by local authorities to Mohammedan slaughtermen.

Earl Ferrers

A licence may he granted by a local authority to any slaughterman who is at least 18 years of age and is, in the opinion of the local authority, a fit and proper person to hold such a licence.