§ 37. Mr. Lipsonasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that, when units leave a station, considerable stores of unused food are frequently left behind because the regulations do not provide for the return of food stores in excess of requirements; and will he take steps to prevent such waste occurring?
§ The Financial Secretary to the War Office (Mr. Richard Law)Instructions have been issued with a view to restricting demands for perishable foodstuffs to the daily requirements of units and to securing the underdrawal of items of a non-perishable nature of which a sufficient stock is held in the unit's store. There should, therefore, never be a surplus of perishable foodstuffs, and any stock of non-perishable items which might have to be left in store in the event of a sudden move should be reported by the unit for disposal instructions. If my hon. Friend knows of any case in which these instructions have not been carried out, I shall be very glad to look into it.
§ Mr. LipsonI will inform my hon. Friend.