HC Deb 16 January 1945 vol 407 cc13-4
16. Mr. Graham White

asked the Secretary of State for War, if he can give the House any information with regard to the position of food supplied to the civil population in newly liberated territories in Italy.

Sir J. Grigg

Considerable quantities of food were despatched to Italy during 1944 for the civil population under joint United States/United Kingdom arrangements. These imports form a part of the supplies imported by the Supreme Allied Commander for various military purposes and I regret that it would not be in the public interest to give figures even indeed if it were possible.