§ Sir E. ILIFFEasked the Prime Minister, if he will state, in view of our dependence on foreign supplies of oil for defence and industrial purposes, what steps are being taken by the Government to ensure an adequate proportion of such foreign supplies reaching this country in the event of war with any foreign Power or combination of Powers?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThis question is kept under constant observation. It would not be in the public interest for me to give the particulars asked for.