§ 51. Mr. A. R. W. Lowasked the Minister of Food for what reasons fresh meat has been exported from the United Kingdom during the last 12 months; and whether he will name the countries of destination not specified in the trade returns.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe bulk of the meat exported was for consumption by our Forces overseas, for ships' stores in the Channel Islands and for the civilian population. In the case of Belgium meat was bought and owned by that country, but was stored in the United Kingdom. The countries of destination not specified in the trade accounts are: Malta, St. Helena, Falkland Islands, Burma, Palestine, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Hungary and Austria. The quantities sent to most of these places were very small.