HC Deb 30 November 1937 vol 329 cc1856-7
11. Mr. A. Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give a specimen of the daily menu for the Regular Army, and for such recruits as are not physically fit for the Regular Army?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

The diet varies from day to day, but for purposes of illustration I will circulate a statement showing to-day's menus for a regular unit and to-day's menus for a regular unit and Depot.

Menus for 30th November, 1937.
— A Regular unit. Recruits Physical Development Depot.
6.30 a.m. … … … — Tea and Barley Sugar.
Breakfast … … … Marmalade, Tea, Bread, Bacon and Beans, Margarine, Tomato Sauce. Porridge, Liver and Onions, Margarine, Tea, Bread, Marmalade.
10.30 a.m. … … … — Cocoa and Banana.
Dinner … … … Roast Beef, Boiled Potatoes, Cabbage, Jam Roll and Custard. Boiled Beef, Dumplings, Carrots, Potatoes, Cabbage, Sago, Pudding and Custard.
Tea … … … Tea, Bread, Butter, Fried Whitings, Jam. Cake, Tea, Bread, Butter.
Supper … … … Cocoa, Bread, Liver, Mashed Potatoes, Margarine. Cottage Pie, Tea, Bread, Margarine.

NOTE.—Bread, meat, tea, sugar and salt are issued in kind. Other items are purchased by the messing officer of the unit through the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes from cash allowances in the quantities required to meet the needs of a varying dietary.