§ Colonel YATEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the amount of feeding stuffs allowed to be imported into Scandinavia and Holland is the reason of the increase in the price of these articles which has now to be paid by British farmers; and, if so, whether measures will be taken to put a stop to the import into Scandinavia and Holland and to cheapen the price in the United Kingdom?
§ Lord R. CECILThe increased price is due to shortage of supply. The importation of feeding stuffs into the countries named is substantially from other neutral countries, though the ships call here to be searched for any goods destined for enemy countries.