§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether carriage of freight for United States bases in the United Kingdom and in United Kingdom possessions and dependencies is restricted to United States carriers.
§ The Minister of State for Defence Support (Lord Trefgarne)This is a matter for the United States Government, but I understand that, like our own forces, the United States forces make use of the most convenient arrangements, which include carriage by local, as well as United States, carriers.