HC Deb 10 February 1931 vol 248 c223W
Viscountess ASTOR

asked (1) the Secretary of State for War how much home-fed beef was supplied to the forces situated in Britain during the months of October to March for the past two years;

(2) the Under-Secretary of State for Air how much home-fed beef was supplied to the forces situated in Britain during the months of October to March for the past two years?

Mr. SHAW

With the exception of a very small quantity of fresh meat for hospitals, imported meat only, practically all of Dominion origin, was supplied to the Army and the Royal Air Force in Great Britain during the periods in question.