§ Mr. Dumpletonasked the Secretary of State for War if he will state, in detail, the food rations which are now being issued to German prisoners of war who are living in camps and are employed in agriculture.
§ Mr. BellengerThe present daily ration scale for German prisoners of war living in camps and employed in agriculture is as follows:
Ounces Meat (bone in) … … 2 Margarine … … 6/7 Cooking Fat … … 1/7 Bacon … … 3/7 Bread … … 18 Flour … … 1 2/7 Oatmeal … … 1 6/7 Offal or Sausage … … 1 3/7 Cheese … … 4/7 Preserves … … 4/7 Dried Fruit … … 4/7 Tea … … 2/7 Sugar … … 1 1/7 Milk powder, skimmed … … 1 Potatoes (old) … … 20 Vegetables, fresh … … 8 Vegetables, dried … … 1 1/7 Salt … … ⅜ Fresh fish (when available) … … 5 Ration Cash Allowance … … 2d. 6/7 ounce of coffee may be issued instead of tea on not more than three days a week.