§ 3. Mr. Attewellasked the Minister of Food if he is now in a position to grant the extra cheese ration to building-trade workers living in rural areas.
§ Mr. StracheyWith my right hon. Friend the Minister of Labour I am doing all I can to arrange for building trade workers to get packed meals "on the job."
§ Mr. DribergIs my right hon. Friend aware that it is many months since he personally expressed concern in this House about the difficulties of building trade workers working for small firms in outlying rural areas and unable to get midday meals? Will he say what progress has been made in that matter?
§ Mr. StracheyWe are concerned about this and we are trying to get these men packed meals because of the very great difficulty of distinguishing between rural builders and other builders if we issued a special cheese ration, but I have not closed my mind to that.