§ Viscount SANDONasked the Secretary of State for Air what would be the annual total excess and extra costs of supplying, to the extent to which expense is at present the only obstacle, all Home personnel for one, two, three, four, five and six days a week, with rations where available solely of fresh Home produce, such as milk, cheese, butter, eggs, vegetables, etc., each of these items being given separately, in addition to the total, the question of meat being excluded as already dealt with?
§ Sir S. HOAREOf the items mentioned by my Noble Friend, cheese is the only one which forms part of the Air Force ration. In practice, however, at Home stations, it is commuted into cash, and any cheese required, as well as milk, butter, eggs and vegetables, which are not an integral part of the Air Force ration, would be purchased from the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes out of the cash allowance which is made for messing. I understand that in the main all the items mentioned are home or Empire produce.