§ 69. Mr. Joynson-Hicksasked the Minister of Food how many people were eligible to receive agricultural meat pies in the month of October; and how many pies were distributed in that month.
§ Mr. StracheyAnyone living in a rural area may have the benefit of any available rural pie scheme. The latest figures I have show that 1,551,500 packed meals containing pies or other meat products were served during February and March, 1947, by 3,827 pie centres covering 6,011 villages and adjoining areas.
§ Mr. Joynson-HicksIs the right hon. Gentleman unable to say how many people are entitled to these pies? Because, so far as I can gather from his 25 answer, it worked out at approximately one pie per day per village—not a very big ration.
§ Mr. StracheyAnyone in the rural areas is entitled to buy a pie.
§ Mr. Skeffington-LodgeMay we know the difference between agricultural meat pies and ordinary meat pies? Are the first kind for vegetarians only?
§ Mr. StracheyIt is a question of the area and not the pie.