§ 1. Mr. KILEYasked the President of the Board of Trade if the steamship "Gowrie" was recently taken over by the Government, loaded with a consignment, and dispatched to Rotterdam; if so, for what country this food was intended; and whether, in view of the shortage of food and ships, he will consider the advisability of stopping any further supplies of foodstuffs being shipped out of the country?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of SHIPPING (Sir Leo Chiozza Money)My right hon. Friend has asked me to reply. I regret that I am not in a position to explain publicly the circumstances attending the shipment to which my hon. Friend refers, but I have given him the information privately.