§ Mr. FIELDasked the Secretary for War whether foreign meat is supplied for five days in the week to the troops stationed on the Curragh; whether mainly imported forage is supplied for the horses; and, if so, whether he will consider the advisability of utilising home produce to a greater extent in the immediate future?
§ Mr. HALDANEThe hon. Member appears to have been misinformed. The troops at the Curragh are supplied with:—(a) Fresh home-bred beef, killed at the 2213W W.D. abattoir, on four days a week; (b) frozen beef, imported, on two days a week; (c) frozen mutton, imported, on one day a week. As regards forage, the G.O.C. reports that all supplied at the Curragh under the existing contract has been grown in Ireland. It must be pointed out, however, that the contract specification does not exclude imported forage, except oats grown in certain climates, and that quality and price alone govern the supply.