I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."

I appeal to the House to allow this Bill to go to a Committee. The killing of animals for food is cruel, but none of us wants to see cruelty to a greater extent than is necessary. I have been in touch with the Butchers' Federation, and find that they are as anxious as we are for the purpose of the Bill. But they want some alterations, and I have undertaken to consent to those alterations in Committee; for instance, that an expert Committee shall advise, not only on the suitability of the instrument, but also on its effect on the meat on which it is used.