§ Mr. Glenvil Hallasked the Minister of Food the dates upon which the British Restaurants run by the Colne Valley Urban District Council closed down; the amount of the deficit at that date; and whether, in view of the pressure brought by his Ministry on this local authority to open these restaurants as part of the war emergency measures, he will meet the deficit incurred.
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§ Colonel LlewellinOne restaurant was closed in January, 1944, and the remaining two on 24th February last. According to the latest provisional accounts received from the council there was a loss of £1,356 up to 31sf January, 1945, before making provision for amortisation of capital expenditure. Amortisation provision up to this date should have been about £2,800 and the loss of this fails on the Ministry. I have undertaken to reimburse to the council any loss incurred after 21st June, 1944, but I cannot regard the part of the loss of £1,356 incurred before that date as due for reimbursement by my Department.