§ 50. Sir Waldron Smithersasked the Minister of Food if he will extend the supplementary cheese ration to rural district and urban district roadmen.
§ The Minister of Food (Mr. Maurice Webb)Roadmen employed by rural district councils already receive the special cheese ration. I cannot, however, see my way to extend it to roadmen employed by urban district councils since, as a rule, they have access to catering facilities.
§ Sir W. SmithersIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that many urban district councils include large rural areas—Orpington, for example? Will he make the arrangements a little more elastic, so that urban councils which are part rural Lan give the cheese ration to their road-men in the rural districts?
§ Mr. WebbI am sorry that I cannot add to my answer. That may be one of the borderline, marginal, cases.