§ 50. Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the Prime Minister, having, regard to the fact that the German authorities have wantonly broken the naval code of warfare contained in the Declaration of Paris, The Hague Conventions, and the Declaration of London, and in other ways have broken the laws and customs of war, whether the British Government will now place all food and raw material used to foster German industries on the list of absolute contraband of war immediately?
§ The PRIME MINISTERHis Majesty's Government are considering, as the Noble Lord is aware, the question of adopting more stringent measures against German trade, in view of the flagrant defiance by the enemy of the rules of warfare. I hope shortly to be able to make an announcement as to what these measures may be.