§ 50. Brigadier-General Spearsasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether his attention has been called to the instructions of the Swiss Government to all householders to lay in two months stores of certain main foods which, in the event of war, will for a period only be on sale by licence to those who cannot afford to lay in stores now; and whether he will consider issuing similar instructions to householders in this country?
§ The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Mr. W. S. Morrison)My attention has been drawn to the plans which are being made in Switzerland. The plans of His Majesty's Government are designed to meet the particular situation of this country in regard to food supply and are therefore framed on a different basis. I circulated on 5th July a statement on the question of household reserves in Great Britain.