§ Mr. HUNTasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the fact that our soldiers are supplied with frozen meat twice a week, and of the fact that it is generally recognised by experts in the meat trade that one pound of freshly-killed meat has more nourishment in it than several pounds of frozen meat, he could see his way to having our soldiers supplied in future entirely with freshly-killed meat?
§ Mr. HALDANEIt is not admitted that frozen meat is less nourishing than freshly-killed meat. From experiments that have been made it has been proved that pound for pound frozen and chilled meat is practically equal to fresh-killed meat. Under these circumstances it is not proposed to make any alteration in the present meat supply for the Army.
§ Mr. HUNTIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that in a pamphlet issued lately experts consider that one pound of freshly- killed meat is worth a stone of frozen meat?
§ Mr. HALDANEI should be sorry to accept responsibility for all the things that have recently appeared in pamphlets about the Army, but I am sure that the hon. Gentleman, without knowing it, himself has flourished upon frozen meat.
§ Mr. KILBRIDEIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that there is not a huntsman in the country who would allow his hounds to be fed on frozen meat?