§ Mr. HALL-CAINEasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office at what price the War Office would be prepared to purchase British beef for the home forces under existing circumstances?
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§ Mr. COOPERI assume that by British meat my hon. Friend refers to home-killed meat. Based on present market prices of beef there would have to be a fall of about 50 per cent, in the price of home-killed meat to enable it to compete successfully with the price of Dominion supplies. There are, however, as my hon. Friend is no doubt aware, administrative as well as financial difficulties in the supply of home-killed meat to the Army.