HC Deb 19 December 1947 vol 445 cc425-6W
Mr. Assheton

asked the Minister of Food what is the number of employees which is considered sufficient to justify the issue of a catering licence to a private firm.

Mr. Strachey

We do not insist on any fixed minimum number of employees in the case of either industrial canteens or staff dining rooms of business firms. It is left to the discretion of our local officers to decide whether the circumstances warrant the grant of a licence.