asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the ultimate economies effected by the use of British-bred beef in the catering of public institutions; and whether he will cause experiments to be made in Army messes with a view to obtaining comparative results between British and imported beef?

As the hon. and gallant Member is aware, frozen meat is purchased for the Army, and it is difficult to see how fresh beef could be supplied at a less cost to Army funds. But if the hon. and gallant Member will send me full particulars of the cases he has in mind, I will have them examined. May I point out that the beef used is Dominion beef and that it is not foreign but an Empire product.