§ Mrs. Tateasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he has yet arranged with the Somerset county education authority to open a British Restaurant at St. John's School, Frome; in accordance with the wishes of, and in the best interests of, the town?
Major Lloyd GeorgeI understand that the Somerset County Council opened a feeding centre at St. John's School in July last, and that this centre is now serving768W about 120 meals daily to school children, and 140 meals daily to evacuated persons and members of the public. The Frome urban district council desired to take over the centre and extend it, in view of the fact that it is inadequate to meet the demand for British Restaurant facilities in Frome. The Somerset County Council however have intimated that they cannot agree to this proposal. Immediate steps are being taken to deal with this matter, and I will inform my hon. Friend as soon as possible as to the action taken.