§ 58. Air-Commodore Harveyasked the Minister of Food where 3,196 cases of Crawford biscuits, 108 tons, stored at Macclesfield since September, 1945, were moved to during November, 1946.
§ Mr. StracheyThese were Service biscuits, surplus to War Office requirements. They were shipped, via Hull, to help to meet the acute food shortage in the British zone of occupation in Germany.
§ Air-Commodore HarveyIs it a fact that these biscuits were not inspected at all while they were in storage, and is one reason why they have been sent abroad that they were in such a bad condition?
§ Mr. StracheyThese were War Office surplus stock. They were not suitable for marketing in this country and that is the reason they were sent abroad.