§ 42. Mr. Heathcoat Amoryasked the Minister of Food what is the estimated present consumption of milk in Government offices.
§ Mr. StracheyNo milk without tea is consumed in Government offices. The allowance of milk for making tea, etc., is on exactly the same basis (six pints per 100 hot beverages) as for all other offices, but separate figures for Government offices axe not available.
Mr. AmoryDoes not the Minister agree that however useful a stimulant a cup of tea may be, we must remember that many people are limited to two pints of milk per week and may have difficulty in getting that quantity, and that, therefore, the demand for milk in offices should be awarded a lower priority?
§ Mr. StracheyWe should have to cut off all offices if we did that.