§ 52. Mr. Fosterasked the Minister of Food the weekly ration of the following foods: meat, butter or margarine, sugar, bacon or ham and eggs, allowed to merchant seamen, miners, dockers and other industrial workers, giving the amounts separately in each case.
§ Colonel LlewellinAs the answer is somewhat long, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Crews of British sea-going ships receive food in accordance with a statutory scale prescribed under the Merchant Shipping Acts, the weekly amounts of the foods specified in the Question being:
| oz. | |||
| Meat | … | … | 120 |
| Fats | … | … | 15¼ |
| Sugar | … | … | 30 |
| Bacon and ham | … | … | 8 |
§ One shell egg per allocation and one packet of dried egg per allocation.
§ When on shore merchant seamen are entitled to the ordinary civilian rations. The domestic ration of the foods mentioned by my hon. Friend for miners, dockers and other industrial workers is the same as for any other adult civilian, to which must be added meals taken in industrial or pit-head canteens, or other catering establishments.