asked the Secretary of State for War the number of German soldiers still in Norway; what numbers of them are still armed; and why they are still virtually in control in certain places and able to secure the best food, etc., while the native population are practically starving.

I would refer my right hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Ayr Burghs (Sir T. Moore) yesterday. I regret that full particulars are not at present available.