26. Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALLasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the nature of the labour conditions which are embodied in any contracts which have been entered into for the purchase of Soviet timber for the use of the Navy?
§ Mr. AMMONThe only timber of Russian origin purchased by my Department consists of certain deals from Archangel. These are purchased from importers in Great Britain, and the contracts contain the usual fair wages clauses.