§ 18. Mr. SHEPPERSONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have recently considered the prospective diminution in the output of home-produced foodstuffs and the consequent increased dependence of the country upon the importation of foodstuffs during the period of a future war; and whether, since such increase in the volume of sea-borne traffic would increase the strain upon the Navy, he will say what provision it is proposed to make, having regard to that contingency?
§ Mr. AMERYYes, Sir; this matter, in so far as it comes within the scope of Admiralty policy, is always under consideration by the naval staff, and plans are worked out for various contingencies.