§ 21. Mr. Turtonasked the Minister of Food if he will itemise the weekly expenditure on basic subsidised foods on which he bases the calculation that out of the average weekly expenditure of 15s. on food 8s. 3d. is spent on such subsidised foods.
§ Mr. WebbWith permission, I will circulate the details of this calculation in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the details:
§ The survey which showed an average weekly expenditure per person of 15s. on food gave the following estimate of expenditure on subsidised foods:
| s. | d. | |
| Milk | 1 | 7¾ |
| Meat | 1 | 6¾ |
| Bread | 1 | 0 |
| Shell Eggs | 9¼ | |
| Bacon | 9 | |
| Potatoes | 7½ | |
| Butter | 6½ | |
| Tea | 5 | |
| Sugar | 2¼ | |
| Margarine | 2¼ | |
| Flour | 2 | |
| Cheese | 2 | |
| Lard and Cooking Fat | 1½ | |
| 8 | 3 |