HC Deb 12 April 1911 vol 24 c453
Major ANSTRUTHER-GRAY

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether, in view of recent developments in foreign fleets, his advisers at the Admiralty adhere to the statement to the Royal Commission of 1905 that, in the event of war with any two of the great maritime Powers, there would be no material diminution in the supplies of wheat and flour reaching the United Kingdom?

Dr. MACNAMARA

The Admiralty adhere to the statement set forth in their letter of the 15th August, 1904, in reply to certain questions addressed to the Board by the Royal Commission on Supply of Food and Raw Material in time of war on the 5th August, 1904. The questions from the Royal Commission, and the reply of the Admiralty are set forth on page 110, Command Paper 2643.