MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEasked the Under-Secretary for War if he will supply the names, stating the units to which they belong, of commanding officers at Minehead who asked that frozen foreign meat might be supplied to their units in place of fresh British; whether such request was due to the fact that the fresh meat supplied was of inferior quality or not fit for consumption; and, if such was not the case, what was the reason for such an unusual demand?
§ Colonel SEELYWith regard to the first part of the question, I have nothing to add to the reply given to a similar question the day before yesterday. With regard to the remainder of the question, inquiry shall be made.
MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman, with regard to the second point, whether he has not had time in three days to obtain the names? As regards the first portion, will he not give the names of the commanding officers who did not ask for frozen meat, in common justice to them?
§ Colonel SEELYAs to the second part of the question, the Noble Lord did not give me sufficient notice to enable me to obtain the information. With regard to the first part of the question, the names of the units in camp were, of course, known.