§ 31. Major Sir BERTRAM FALLEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that much dissatisfaction exists at the methods adopted for the preparation and cooking of the food under the general messing system at Portsmouth, which is helping to make an otherwise excellent system unpopular; and whether he will consider placing the preparation and cooking under the entire supervision of the naval cookery officers instead of officers of the paymaster branch?
§ Mr. AMMONThe Admiralty has no reason to think that the conditions suggested by the hon. Member exist, but enquiries are now being made.
§ Sir B. FALLEIs the hon. Member aware that the breakfast is cooked 450 between the hours of 12 midnight and 4 a.m., and dinner between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m., and is heated when the dinner time arrives, with the consequence that, although the food is excellent, it is completely spoiled?
§ Mr. AMMONMy hon. Friend will observe that inquiries are being made, and no doubt those facts will come to light.
Viscountess ASTORAs cooking is a skilled operation, is it not necessary that it should be done by trained cooks, instead of under the supervision of naval paymasters?