§ 20. Mr. Dribergasked the Minister of Food if he is aware of the considerable waste of transport and petrol involved in the maintenance of his Department's dump of feedingstuffs on the former aerodrome at Bradwell Bay, Essex; and if he will consider the removal of this dump to some more accessible place.
§ The Minister of Food (Major Lloyd George)Bradwell Bay is only one of many storage points for feedingstuffs in the London Port area. It must continue to be used until we are able to obtain sufficient suitable accommodation nearer London.
§ Mr. DribergHas the Minister's attention been called to the comprehensive article on this dump in a recent issue of the "Farmer and Stock-breeder," and could he say how far is the furthest point served from this dump? Is he aware that people who know the place strongly support what is said in the article?
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI have not seen the article, but the area which London Port serves extends roughly from about Norfolk in the north to Dorset in the south-west—that is the London Port area. We are driven to use this storage point because normal facilities in the London Port area are not available at the moment.
§ Mr. DribergIs the Minister aware that this place is 50 miles east of London and is reached by very narrow, winding roads? It is surely quite uneconomic to serve Dorset from there.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI said that Norfolk is in the north of the area. That is nearer Bradwell Bay than Dorset. London Port covers the whole of that area.