§ 7. Lieut.-Colonel Liptonasked the Minister of Food what information he has as to whether, in accordance with the recommendation of the associations in the hotel and catering trades to their members, which he approved last December, meal prices are now generally displayed outside hotels and restaurants.
§ Mr. WebbMy information is that there has been a good response to this recommendation, and that many more restaurants and hotels are now displaying meal prices.
§ Lieut.-Colonel LiptonIs my right hon. Friend aware that the repeated request of the Catering Wages Commission for the public display of priced menus incates that many restaurants are continuing to exploit the public by not showing their prices outside their premises?
§ Mr. WebbThis is really a matter for voluntary choice. If the customer does not wish to go into a restaurant because the price list is not displayed there is no compulsion on him to go inside.
§ Sir H. WilliamsWhat about British Railways?