§ MR. JOHN ELLIS (Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the women and children confined in camps are placed on full rations if they voluntarily surrender, but on reduced rations if the husbands and fathers do not surrender.
§ * THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. BRODRICK,) Surrey, GuildfordI am in communication with Lord Kitchener on this subject. The difficulty of feeding the very large number of persons who are now coming into these camps is very great, and I understand that a distinction has been drawn between those who have surrendered with their husbands and fathers and those who come in to be fed while their relations are still in the field. The information at my disposal is not sufficient to enable me to give an exact answer at this moment.
§ MR. DALZIEL (Kirkcaldy Burghs)Does the distinction apply to women whose husbands are prisoners or whose relatives may happen to have been shot during the war?
§ * MR. BRODRICKI know no more than I have given to the House.