§ Sir ELLIS HUME-WILLIAMSasked the Home Secretary if he can state what is approximately the cost of living to an officer now interned in Holland; what are the daily rations served to those interned at Groningen and to the non-commissioned officers in other parts of Holland; and if is possible for the Government to at least arrange for permission to send parcels to British prisoners interned 1134W in Holland, the contents of which are limited to foodstuffs not rationed in this country?
Mr. HOPEI am informed by the military authorities that the cost of living to British officers interned in Holland is 5½ gulden a day, of which, however, only 2 gulden is paid by the officers themselves. In regard to the second part of the question, I am informed by the Admiralty that the daily scale of rations in force at Groningen is:
In addition to what the interned men receive from the Dutch authorities, their diet is supplemented by supplies sent out to them periodically by the Admiralty, which consist chiefly of corned beef, tinned salmon, biscuit and tea, which are issued at the discretion of the commodore when needed to make up any deficiency in the Dutch rations.
Bread per head per day 7 ozs. Meat per head per day 7 ozs. (1 day a week) Fish or Eggs per head 1 Egg or 2 Smoked Herrings (6 days a week). Potatoes per head per day 1 lb. Butter and Fat per day 1⅛ ozs. Cheese per day 3 ozs. Coffee per day ⅛ oz. Beans or Peas per day 3/5 oz. Milk per day ⅓ pint. Sugar per day 1½ oz.