§ 27. Sir G. Jeffreysasked the Secretary of State for War the amount of the daily ration of food granted to every soldier at home and abroad, respectively.
§ Mr. ShinwellI am sending the hon. and gallant Member this information.
§ Sir G. JeffreysIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the ration, both at home and abroad, prior to the war was ¾ 1b. of meat and 1 1b. of bread per day, per man? Is not the present ration very much less than that and definitely insufficient to keep young men in the high physical condition necessary?
§ Mr. ShinwellAccording to our information the physical condition of the men is excellent.