HC Deb 25 November 1930 vol 245 c1079
33. Major ROSS

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will undertake that Army horses shall be supplied with oats which have been grown in Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

Mr. SHAW

It is my practice to give a substantial preference to both homegrown and Dominion oats over those of foreign origin. All current contracts are for home grown oats.

Major ROSS

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware of the desperate position in the oat-growing districts of Scotland and Northern Ireland?