§ 60. Mr. LAMBERTasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether, in view of the low price of home-produced beef, he will arrange that the Forces shall be supplied with home-produced meat for at least three days per week during the contract period of October, 1935, to March, 1936?
§ Mr. HACKINGApart from administrative difficulties, the extra cost of 2013 supplying home-produced beef as against frozen beef of Dominion origin would, I regret, still be prohibitive as far as Army Funds are concerned.
§ Mr. LAMBERTWould it not be wise for the War Office to feed the British forces with British beef instead of with frozen produce from abroad?
§ Mr. HACKINGYes, Sir, it would be desirable, but unfortunately the extra cost that would be entailed by the proposal of my right hon. Friend would be at least £100,000 a year.
§ Mr. LAMBERTWould not this be cheaper than a subsidy from the Exchequer?
§ Mr. TINKERIf the right hon. Gentleman asked Parliament for a grant of this kind, surely he would get it?