HC Deb 28 October 1920 vol 133 cc1968-9W
Colonel YATE

asked the Secretary of State for India whether provision has been made to include tinned milk in the scale of rations now being issued to the Indian troops in Mesopotamia; and, if not, will he direct that this should be included in the operations scale now being issued there?

Sir A. WILLIAMSON

My right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question. Tinned milk forms part of the normal ration issued to Indian troops in Mesopotamia, and this ration is not departed from except under exceptional circumstances. It is not included in the operations scale of rations in which the components are reduced to a minimum for reasons connected with transport problems. The operations scale of rations is issued on rare occasions and only for short periods.