§ Mr. LONSDALEasked the Secretary of State for War if his attention has been called to the deleterious ingredients introduced into flour as the result of bleaching with nitrogen peroxide; and whether any measures are taken to prevent the supply to the Army of flour which has undergone this bleaching process?
§ Mr. HALDANEI have not received any reports of the flour supplied to the Army being treated in the manner referred to. The specification governing supply under contract requires that the flour shall be the produce of good, sound wheat and dry wheat, without any adulteration whatever.
§ Mr. LONSDALEWill the right hon. Gentleman make inquiries of the President of the Local Government Board as to the question of the adulteration of flour?
§ Mr. HALDANEIn the Army we look after our own flour.
§ Mr. LONSDALEWhat means does the right hon. Gentleman take to have the flour analysed?
§ Mr. HALDANEWe have experts, and we have access to the laboratories we wish.
§ Mr. LONSDALEDoes the salary of the expert appear on the Vote?
§ Mr. HALDANEIf the hon. Member will put down a question, I will answer it.
§ Mr. C. BATHURSTMay I ask whether the right hon. Gentleman's experts advise rolling flour with a steam rolling mill?