§ 121. Brigadier Lowasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is satisfied that young children of officers and other ranks serving in Germany and living in Germany have the same ration of milk as they would have in the United Kingdom or a higher ration and whether supplies of orange juice and codliver oil are now available there; and if he will circulate a table showing the prices in United Kingdom and in N.A.A.F.I. in Germany of milk, orange juice, codliver oil and selected baby foods.
§ Mr. BellengerYoung children of Service families in Germany receive the same amount of milk as they would in this country. It is mainly in the form of tinned milk, as fresh is not available, and is at the price current in this country, now 9½d. a pound. Orange juice, codliver oil, etc., are available in N.A.A.F.I. family shops. The following is a table of comparative prices:
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Commodity. United Kingdom. B.A.O.R Allenbury's No. 1 and 2 … … … 4s. 6d. 5s. 2d. AUenbury's No. 3 … … … 2S. 0d. 2s. 8d. Benger's "O" … … … 1s. 9d. for 8 0z. 1s. 9d. for 16 0z Benger's No. 1 … … … 3s. 0d. for 16 0z. * 2S. 9d. for 12 0Z. Cow & Gate Half-cream … … … No equivalent * 3s. 6d. for 12 0z Cow & Gate Full-cream … … … No equivalent * 3s. 9d. for 12 0z Cow & Gate Half-cream … … … No equivalent * 10s. 3d. for 36 0z. Cow & Gate Full-cream … … … No equivalent * 11s. 0d. for 36 0z. Cow & Gate Standard 20 0z. … … … 5s. 6d. for 20 0z. No equivalent Follow-on True Food … … … 5s. 0d. for 20 0z. * 6s. 6d. for 16 0z. Humanised True Food … … … 6s. 0d. for 20 0z. * 6s. 6d. for 16 0z Ostermilk No. 1 and 2 … … … 2s. 6d. 3s. 5d. Welfare Foods. Orange Juice, 6 0z. bottle … … … 5d. 6d. Codliver Oil per bottle … … … No charge 3d. National Dried Milk … … … 10½. 1s. 0d Full and Half Cream … … … * Denotes special overseas packs. The prices of all the baby foods are subject to 10 per cent. discount. The price of welfare foods is net, the higher price in B.A.O. R. representing packing and handling charges.