§ 61. Mr. David Rentonasked the Minister of Food how many agricultural workers and members of the Women's Land Army respectively in Hunts. regularly receive at least one meal per day at category "A" canteens.
§ Mr. StracheyI am afraid that to obtain this information would incur taking a special census of everybody using category "A" canteens in the county.
§ Mr. RentonIs the Minister aware that, in fact, no agricultural workers in Huntingdonshire are using these canteens, and is he also aware of the fact that British agricultural workers, who do not have canteens, get about half the quantity of meat that these European volunteer workers get? Will he, therefore, take steps to increase the British workers' ration to something like equality, or is there any psychological reason why it is not easy to do so?
§ Mr. StracheyThose British agricultural workers who do not go to category "A" canteens in lieu get the extra cheese ration of 12 ozs. That has been the arrangement for many years.