§ 7. Mr. HUNTasked the Secretary for War why, in view of the fact that men in the Navy are fed chiefly on Home-grown beef at an unknown price, it is found necessary to feed men in the Regular Army, Special Reserve, and Territorial Army on foreign beef at 3¾d. per pound; and could he see his way in the future to feed British soldiers on British beef?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY for the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Harold Baker)It is not propsed to make any change in this direction in regard to contracts for supply of meat to the Army.
§ Mr. HUNTCan the right hon. Gentleman say why our defenders on land are fed on cheaper, and therefore inferior food than our defenders at sea? May I further ask is it fair to the farmers that you should use their land and refuse to buy the beef they breed?
§ Mr. BAKERI would remind the hon. Member that some of the beef to which he refers comes from British Dominions over the seas.
§ Mr. HUNTAre we to understand from that answer that the First Lord of the Admiralty prefers that Treasury money should be paid to people abroad rather than to farmers at home?
§ Mr. KILBRIDEIs it not a fact that by far the largest proportion of the beef of the supply comes from Ireland?