HC Deb 16 July 1936 vol 314 cc2270-1W
Lieut.-Commander FLETCHER

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total casualties to date on both sides in the Palestine disturbances?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

The following are the figures of the total casualties in the Palestine disturbances from the 19th April up to 9 a.m. on the 15th July:

22,500,000 people, half our population, are living below the income level at which a healthy diet can be assured; and what steps he proposes to take to end this state of affairs?

Sir K. WOOD

I am, of course, aware of Sir John Orr's interesting book "Food, Health and Income," but I do not think that his tentative conclusions are the same as the interpretation put upon them by the hon. Member. I would refer the hon. Member to the very full statement which I made in the course of last week's Debate.