74. Surgeon Lieut.-Commander Bennettasked the Minister of Food how he intends to provide meat for three million visitors to the Festival of Britain; and to what extent the meat for these visitors will be deducted from the quantity available for the people of this country.
§ 78 and 112. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food (1) to what extent the reduction of the meat ration to 8d. per week is due to the piling up of stocks for visitors coming to this country for the Festival of Britain;
(2) how much meat he is holding in store to provide for the visitors to the Festival of Britain.
§ 103. Major Beamishasked the Minister of Food how many visitors are expected to be in this country during the Festival of Britain; what arrangements he has made, or will make, to ensure that there are sufficient stocks of suitable food; and whether he will give an undertaking that the extra food that will be consumed will not result in any further reductions in the present rations.
§ 107. Mr. J. N. Browneasked the Minister of Food what arrangements have been, or will be, made for adequate supplies of food, including meat, for 7W visitors to Britain during the Festival of Britain; and what estimate he has of the average weekly number of such visitors for whom food will have to be provided during the period.
§ Mr. F. WilleyThe visits made by people from overseas to the Festival of Britain will be spread throughout the summer; the extra food needed at any one time will only be a very small percentage of our total supply and will have no effect on the ration. I do not know how many visitors will come from overseas, but they will be very welcome and will share the supplies available at the time. The catering establishments will, as usual, be allowed rationed foods—which are not being specially reserved—on the basis of the number of meals they serve.