HC Deb 04 February 1932 vol 261 c242
38. Captain ERSKINE-BOLST

asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called by any boards of guardians to the waste of bread which results from the enforced allocation to casuals of eight ounces of bread at breakfast time; and if he will consider whether the amount distributed could be left to the judgment of the individual local authorities?

Sir H. YOUNG

The reply to the first part of the question is in the negative, and I think that the prescription of a fixed ration offers certain advantages.