HC Deb 23 November 1948 vol 458 c103W
Mr. J. Morrison

asked the Minister of Food whether he will publish a list of the foodstuffs which continue to be distributed to shopkeepers on the basis of the trade they were doing in 1938.

Tea Fats Sugar Cheese Preserves Bacon Meat
per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent.
Commercial caterers 4.6 4.2 3.6 3.6 4.4 2.1 2.5
Industrial canteens 4.3 4.7 3.9 4.3 3.6 1.6 3.6
Schools and young persons' centres 0.2 1.6 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.3 3.5
Civic restaurants, staff dining rooms, and other catering establishments 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.6 1.1
All catering establishments 9.8 11.5 9.5 9.5 10.7 5.6 10.7
Institutions 1.9 2.1 2.0 1.7 2.8 2.0 1.8
Other civilian consumption* 88.3 86.4 88.5 88.8 86.5 92.4 87.5
Total consumption 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
* Mainly the domestic ration, but includes small permit quantities for office tea clubs, etc., for which separate information is not available.