§ 1. Lieut.-Colonel ACLAND-TROYTEasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what the extra cost of supplying home-grown meat to the Army would be at present prices?
§ Mr. COOPERIt is estimated that at present market prices the annual extra cost of supplying home-killed meat, which is not necessarily the same as home-grown meat, to the Army and Air Force at home would be in the neighbourhood of £540,000.
§ Lieut.-Colonel ACLAND-TROYTEIs the hon. Member aware that the conditions of two or three years ago are very different from what they are now 7 Has he considered the prices at the present 144 time, or is he simply repeating answers given years ago ?
§ Mr. COOPERYes. We have con. sidered the prices at the present time.