§ 1 and 2. Mr. HOLTasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) the total imports of live and dead meat into France during their last complete fiscal year before the War and during their last complete fiscal year; (2) the total imports of wheat and wheat flour into France during 1609 their last complete fiscal year before the War and during their last complete fiscal year?
§ The MINISTER of BLOCKADE (Lord Robert Cecil)I am afraid I cannot give the lion. Member the figures of the importation into France during 1917 of wheat, wheat flour, live and dead meat, as these have only been furnished to His Majesty's Government for Departmental use and not for publication. I am informed that the figures for 1913 were:—
| Tons of 1,000 kilos. | |
| Wheat | 2,214,830 |
| Wheat Flour | 21,241 |
| Meat | 58,420 |