HC Deb 28 February 1949 vol 462 cc11-2W
83. Lord Willoughby de Eresby

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make milk available to expectant mothers, the wives of men serving in the British Army of the Rhine, at the same price, up to the same quantity and on the same conditions as it is made available to expectant mothers in the United Kingdom.

Mr. M. Stewart

The same quantity of milk is obtainable by expectant mothers in B.A.O.R. as in the United Kingdom. The milk in B.A.O.R. has to be tinned as it is not possible to obtain and distribute safe fresh milk to Service families there. It is charged for at United Kingdom retail prices, as is the invariable practice wherever the Army supplies food to families.