Mr. David Adamsasked the Secretary of State for War what proportion of the new drugs now being employed in combating malaria in the British tropical empire, especially atebrin and plasmoquine, come from countries outside the British Empire; and whether stores of these drugs are maintained with a view to ensuring that, in the event of war, tropical territories and the British Army will be safeguarded from disease epidemics?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaI understand that there is no technical difficulty in making these drugs which do come from outside the British Empire. Stocks are held and quantities are reviewed from time to time. The question whether stocks are maintained for use by the civil populations of tropical territories is one for the Governments of those territories.