§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the Prime Minister what amount of public money has been expended in connection with the "Save or Starve" campaign, including stationery, personal expenses, and clerking; and what the result has been?
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§ Mr. CLYNESI have been asked to reply. The expenses of the "Save or Starve" campaign are so closely bound up with the other activities of the Food Economy Department of the Ministry of Food, such as public kitchens, exhibitions of war-time cookery, lectures, demonstrations, and the like, that it is difficult at such short notice to form even an approximate estimate of the amount of public money expended in connection with this campaign. It is thought, however, that the total cost has not exceeded £2,000, as much of the work has been done voluntarily. The result of the campaign has been the enrolment of between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 people in the League of National Safety, and enrolment forms are still coming in at the rate of from 15,000 to 20,000 a day. I may take this opportunity of expressing the appreciation of the Ministry of Food for the energy and zeal displayed by Sir Arthur Yapp and his staff in discharging an arduous and difficult task.