HOUSE OF COMMONS (REFRESHMENT DEPARTMENT).

HC Deb 06 July 1938 vol 338 cc413-4W

Mr. Turton

asked the hon. Member for Dulwich, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, what was the price charged in the Members' Dining Room for a portion of roast leg of lamb in June, 1936, June, 1937, and June, 1938, respectively; and what was the average price per pound paid by the Kitchen Committee for their purchases of lamb during the said months, respectively?

Mr. Bracewell Smith

The price charged in the Members' Dining Room for a portion of roast leg of lamb in June, 1936, and in June, 1937, was 1s. 9d. and in June, 1938, 1s. 11d., but these prices include vegetables, bread and butter and cheese. The average price paid per lb. for best English or Scotch lamb in June, 1936, was 1s. 3d.; in June, 1937, 1s. 4d.; and in June, 1938, 1s. 2½d.

Mr. De la Bère

asked the hon. Member for Dulwich, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, whether the strawberries which have been supplied to the Dining Rooms and on the Terrace of the House of Commons are British grown?

Mr. Bracewell Smith

Yes, Sir.