44. Mr. W. Joseph Stewartasked the Minister of Food the number of British Restaurants now established in the administrative county of Durham and the county boroughs of Sunderland and South Shields, respectively; and the number of meals served during 1942 and 1943.
§ Colonel LlewellinAt the end of January, 1944, 83 approved British Restaurants were operating in the administrative county of Durham, six in the county borough of Sunderland and eight in the county borough of South Shields. As the answer to the second part of the Question is somewhat detailed, with the permission of my hon. Friend, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the remaining information:
§ The average numbers of midday meals served daily during specified months of 1942 and of main meals served daily during comparable periods of 1943 were as follows:
| ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF DURHAM | ||
| Period. | Midday meals daily. | Main meals daily. |
| 1942. | 1943. | |
| March | 7,379 | 13,879 |
| June | 9,794 | 15,050 |
| September | 11,365 | 14,603 |
| December | 12,877 | 16,356 |
| SUNDERLAND COUNTY BOROUGH | ||
| March | 1,536 | 1,071 |
| June | 1,372 | 1,131 |
| September | 842 | 828 |
| December | 1,197 | 1,244 |
| SOUTH SHIELDS COUNTY BOROUGH | ||
| March | 2,320 | 1,723 |
| June | 1,973 | 1,635 |
| September | 1,762 | 1,412 |
| December | 2,182 | 1,348 |