§ 12. Miss Vickersasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what cold storage accommodation is available at Devonport for supplying Her Majesty's ships with quick frozen foods, including vegetables.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingThe Admiralty has no deep freeze facilities at present at Devonport. Ships do, however, occasionally buy these foods direct from the trade, and the possibility of making wider use of these foods in H.M. ships is being investigated.
§ Miss VickersMay I ask my hon. Friend seriously to consider setting up this facility in Devonport Dockyard, as it would be a great convenience to the smaller ships, and I am quite certain that it would be widely patronised?
§ Mr. Orr-EwingI do not think that deep freeze facilities would necessarily have to be put in the dockyard, if we came to use deep freeze food in ships. It might be possible to make commercial arrangements in the area. However, I will certainly bear my hon. Friend's suggestion in mind.
§ 13. Miss Vickersasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is his Department's policy in regard to supplying Her Majesty's ships with frozen boned meat.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingPacketed boneless beef has been supplied to smaller ships, where space is at a premium, for many years. We have arranged for supplies of frozen joints of beef without bone, as well as frozen joints of mutton and lamb, to commence this summer for ships generally.