HC Deb 22 April 1943 vol 388 cc1844-50W
Mr. W. Roberts

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Warfare what are the official rations in Germany, Italy and occupied and satellite countries; and how far such rations are actually available?

Mr. Foot

The information for which my hon. Friend asks is contained in the attached table.

AVERAGE WEEKLY RATIONS OF PRINCIPAL FOODSTUFFS IN ENEMY AND ENEMY OCCUPIED COUNTRIES. (In ounces.)
N.C.=Normal Consumer. L.W.=Light Worker. N.W.=Night Worker. H.W.=Heavy Worker. V.H.W.=Very Heavy Worker. Ch.=Children. Ad.=Adolescents.
Country Bread Meat Fats Sugar Potatoes Whole Milk (pints) Remarks
Germany N.C. 80 12½ 7 8 140 Miners 175 Nil Rations always obtainable.
N.W. 100 19½ 8 Nil
H.W. 129 25 10½ Nil
V.H.W. 164 33½ 20 Nil
Ch. under 3 39 7 4½ 9
Ch. 3–6 42 7 6½ 6
Ch. 6–10 60 14 9½ 3
Ad. 10–20 92 14 9½ Nil
Protectorate N.C. 80 12½ 6 9 122 Nil Rations generally obtainable.
N.W. 100 19½ 7 Nil
H.W. 129 25 10½ Nil
V.H.W. 164 33½ 20 Nil
Ch. under3 39 7 4½ 6
Ch. 3–6 42 7 6½ 6
Ch. 6–10 60 14 6½ 6
Ad. 10–20 92 14 6 Nil
Italy N.C. 37 Northern 6 to 7 Southern 5 3½ N.C. 4½ 17½ Locally rationed. Priority to children, sick, nursing mothers. Rations not always obtainable in some districts. Local supply conditions vary considerably.
L.W. 62 Ch. under3 9
H.W. 86 Ch. and Ad.3–18 5½
V.H.W. 100
Netherlands N.C. 63 4½ 5 9 140 Nil Rations generally obtainable.
H.W. 95 10½ 7½ 210 Nil
V.H.W. 126 17½ 15½ 280 Nil
Ch. under4 32 4½ 3 70 9
Ad. 14–20 77 4½ 6 140 Ch. 4–14 4½
Norway N.C. 64 Locally rationed. H.W. 10½ 7½ 7 105 Nil Sugar or particularly fats not always available. Milk some-times in short supply in certain towns.
H.W. 87 8½ 131 Nil
V.H.W.cat.1 104 10 158 Nil
V.H.W. cat. 2 119 11 184 Nil
Ch. under 2 32 7½ 105 9
Ch. 2–5 40 7½ 105 9
Ad. 12–20 72 7½ 105 Ch.5–15 6
Ad. 16–18 3
+3pts. Skimmed

Country Bread Meat Fats Sugar Potatoes Whole Milk (pints) Remarks
Belgium … N.C. 55 7½ 3 8 122 Formerly meat, fats and potatoes not regularly available. Rations now generally obtainable, except milk for older children in large towns.
L.W. 71 10½ 5 Ch. under 3 9
H.W. 86 12½ 7½ Ch. 3–6 6
V.H.W. 103 15 10 Ch. 6–14 3
Miners 134 17½ 24
Denmark … N.C. 82 Unrationed Unrationed Rations always obtainable.
H. W. 106 N.C. 10½ N.C. 13
V.H.W. 130 Fishermen 16 Fishermen 17½
Ch. under 6 41
France … N.C. 68 N.C. 4½ Urban Rural The recently reduced rations of meat and fats now generally obtainable, formerly very irregular. Milk scarce in certain departments.
H.W. 87 H.W. 8 N.C. 2½ 2 N.C. 4½ Locally rationed Ch. under 6 9
Engine drivers 122 V.H.W. 11½ H.W. 5 4½ Ch. under 3 9 Ch. under 6–14 3
Miners 147 Engine drivers 14 V.H.W. 8 7 Ad. 13–21 6½
Ch. under 3 25 Miners 18½
Ch. under 3–6 49 Ad. 13–21 7½
Ch. under 6–13 68
Ch. under 13–21 87
Finland … N.C. 61 By value N.C. 4½ 2 N.C. 87 N.C. 3½ Except bread and potatoes, rations frequently unobtainable.
H.W.cat. 1 74 F. Marks H.W. 5½ Non-workers H.W. and V.H.W. 122 Ch. under 3 12
H.W.cat. 2 98 N.C. 4.80 V.H.W. 6½ 4 Ch. under 3–14 7
V.H.W. 122 H.W. 7.20 Ch. under 7 6½
Ch. under 3 37 V.H.W. 9.60
Ch. under 4–12 49
Slovakia … Bread Flour
N.C. 37 12½ N.C. 14 N.C. 2 Urban Rural 105 Rations obtainable.
H.W. 47 12½ H.W. and H.W. and N.C. 8 6 N.C. 1½
V.H.W. 73 25 V.H.W. 21 V.H.W. 4½ Ch. under Ch. under 1 9
(margarine) 10 12½ 10½ Ch. under 1–14 6
Ch. 4½ Sick 2½
Sick 2
(butter)

Country Bread Meat Fats Sugar Potatoes Whole Milk (pints) Remarks
Hungary … N.C. 39 17½ 5 Urban Rural 35 Ch. under 3 9 Rations obtainable.
H.W. 68 8 N.C. … 9 3–4½ Ch. 3–14 6
V.H.W. 108 8
Bulgaria … N.C. 62 17½ Unrationed Rations probably obtainable.
H.W. 124 9 (lard and oil)
V.H.W. 153 Ch. under 5 (butter) 3½ 9 Ch. under 1 9
Ch. under 1 31 Ch. 1–5 6
Ch.1–5 43
Rumania.—Rationing in Bucharest only. Bread N.C. 79, H.W. 158, Meat 9, Sugar 5½, Fats 4½.Rations believed to be obtainable.
Yugoslavia—Croatia.—Bread 37, Meat 5½, Sugar 2½, Fats 3, Potatoes 74, Milk Ch. under 2 9, Ch. 2–5 6, Serbia—Bread 78, Meat 4½, Sugar 5½, Fats 3. Rations for the most part believed to be unobtainable.
Poland.—No uniform rationing. In Incorporated Territories, Germans and so-called "loyal" Poles get same rations as in Reich: Jews and Poles get about half as much. In General Government, rations for Germans same as in Reich. Poles get less. Jews in ghettos get starvation rations.
Greece.—Bread is rationed at 44 ounces—since relief shipments, rations usually available.