HC Deb 15 July 1930 vol 241 cc1075-6
5. Mr. LLEWELLYN-JONES

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give the following information with regard to the milk supplied to the Territorial units which camped at Kinmel Park and Voryd, near Rhyl, in the county of Flint, from 8th June last up to the end of the month, namely, whether any of the milk supplied to the officers' mess and to the sergeants and privates, respectively, was foreign tinned milk; if so, what was the proportion of such milk to the whole of the milk supplied in each case; and whether any of the milk was obtained from local farmers, and, if so, the approximate proportion in each case?

Mr. SHAW

The supply of milk to Territorial units in camp is a matter for the officer commanding to arrange. It will therefore be necessary to call for reports from some dozen units to obtain the information for which the question asks, but if the hon. Member will let me know if he wishes this done I will have the necessary instructions given and communicate with him when the reports are received.

Mr. LLEWELLYN-JONES

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the greater part of the milk supplied to the soldiers was foreign milk, and that this occurred in an important agricultural district in which at the present time there is a great glut of milk?

Mr. SHAW

I am not aware of those facts. I have given the information that I have, and, if the hon. Member desires the collection of the information for which he now asks, which will be a matter of considerable work, I will try to get it.

Mr. LLEWELLYN-JONES

Does the right hon. Gentleman realise that this is a matter of considerable importance to the farming community in this district?