Oral Answers to Questions — Egypt (Cholera Vaccine)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 November 1947.

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Photo of Mr Ernest Bevin Mr Ernest Bevin , Wandsworth Central 12:00, 5 November 1947

I would refer by hon. Friend to the reply given to the hon. and gallant Member for Macclesfield (Air-Commodore Harvey) on 3rd November. Quantities sent represent about 1,400,000 doses. Of this total I am informed that 155,000 cubic centimetres were supplied from stock at the time of the outbreak and were manufactured on or after June, 1946. The balance was manufactured in September and October of this year. As regards distribution, 25,000 cubic centimetres have been supplied by the War Office to the Egyptian Air Force, 220,000 cubic centimetres to General Headquarters, Middle East and to the British Embassy in Cairo for inoculating members of the British Forces and British civilians. The balance of over 1,800,000 cubic centimetres was supplied by British firms to the order of the Egyptian Government.