§ 38. Mr. Holtasked the Minister of Food what is the weekly amount now being paid to the butchers to recoup them for loss of business through meat rationing; and how many pence does this work out per weekly ration.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeI take it that my hon. Friend refers to the system of rebates and surcharges on wholesale prices of meat to regulate the profits earned by the retail meat trade at various ration levels. The current rebate amounts to about £260,000 per week or rather more than Id. per ration.