§ 6. Sir E. CORNWALLasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the quantity of foodstuffs imported into Denmark and other neutral countries at the present time exceeds the average pre-war quantities; and whether he can give the House any information with regard to our blockade keeping supplies out of Germany?
§ Lord R. CECILTaking the aggregate import into the Scandinavian countries and Holland the answer is in the negative, but the hon. Member will doubtless realise that for obvious reasons it is undesirable to enter into particulars respecting any specific country. With regard to the second part of the question, I believe I can say that, broadly speaking, no overseas supplies now reach Germany through neutral countries, although instances of smuggling and occasional evasions of the naval patrol still occur.