§ Mr. LEACHI would like to make a personal explanation arising out of a reply given to me this afternoon by the Under-Secretary of State for Air. I understood him to say that the practice of employing margarine in the Air Force was inaugurated by the first Labour Government, and as that affects the time when I happened to hold the same position as he now occupies, I take the matter seriously. I want to say to you, Sir, and to the Under-Secretary of State that his information is not accurate. I am quite sure he has no desire to mislead either you or the House, but he has been misinformed. No change in the matter of diet to the Air Force took place during that régime. I have, of course, considerable regret that I myself did not make a change in favour of butter during that period, and to that extent I admit neglect, but the matter was never raised.
§ Sir P. SASSOONI am very sorry I was not in the House when the hon. Gentleman made his last point. He gave me no notice of it. Therefore, as I had not the privilege of hearing what he said, it is difficult for me to make any comment upon it. If it was in connection with my remarks in regard to margarine, I will look into the whole thing, and if there is anything that I should withdraw, of course I will. Anyhow, the matter was very carefully considered by the Labour Government at that time, and they had every opportunity of changing over to butter.