HC Deb 23 July 1946 vol 425 c331W
104. Sir R. Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for War how it has come to pass that N.A.A.F.I has obtained authority to take over various breweries in the British-occupied zone of Germany; what has been the cost: on whose advice it was done; and if he will reconsider this matter, as this step has affected the receipts from local revenues besides being unpopular with the troops who were satisfied with German beer which used less material and was more suitable to conditions and taste.

Mr. Lawson

The breweries have not been handed over to N.A.A.F I. They were requisitioned by the Control Commission for Germany (British Element) for the production of beer for the British Forces, because the requirements of beer by B.A.O.R. could not be met from the United Kingdom. N.A.A.F.I is responsible only for the distribution and, as a matter of convenience, under the direction of the Ministry of Food, for obtaining and shipping any necessary raw materials into the British zone of Germany The beer approximates in strength to that brewed in the United Kingdom and is popular with the troops.