HC Deb 01 July 1943 vol 390 c1805W
Mr. Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps the Governor of Aden is taking to relieve the food shortage in Aden?

Colonel Stanley

The Governor of Aden recently asked for 20,000 tons of millet over the next 12 months and for authority to spend —30,000 on famine relief, principally for the purchase of grain to be issued free or at reduced prices or as payment in kind. The expenditure has been authorised, and the Middle East Supply Centre is making arrangements for sending the millet to Aden.