§ 26. Mr. Thorneasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give in detail the daily food supplied to Rudolf Hess guards?
§ Captain MargessonThe guards in question receive the home service ration scale. I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate full particulars of this scale in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. ThorneI take it for granted that when I see the details of the food they will show that the man in question is getting more food than thousands of the internees?
§ Following is the scale:
Item. | Scale a Day. |
0z | |
Meat, fresh or frozen | 6 |
Bread | 10 |
Flour | 2 |
Rice | 3/7 |
Oatmeal | 6/7 |
Bacon | 12/7 |
Offal or Sausages, Beef | 15/7 |
Cheese | 4/7 |
Tinned Salmon | 3/7 |
Cake (slab) | 4 (once a week) |
Jam | 1 |
Dried Fruits | 4/7 |
Margarine | 12/7 |
Tea | 2/7 |
Cocoa | 3/16 |
Sugar | 2 |
Milk, fresh | 7½fl. oz. |
Potatoes | 13 |
Fresh Vegetables | 8(five times a week) |
Dried Peas, Beans or Lentils | 2 (twice a week) |
Salt | ⅜ |