HC Deb 23 July 1940 vol 363 cc625-6W
Mr. Parker

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether supplies of tea have been rationed to hotels, restaurants, etc., as well as to private individuals?

Mr. Boothby

The supply of tea to catering establishments and institutions which include works' canteens and hospitals, is not at present restricted under the Tea (Rationing) Order, 1940, but the release of tea has been adjusted by the Ministry in such a way as to limit these establishments as a whole to their former consumption. Residential establishments which include residential hotels and boarding houses use the coupons of the residents and are therefore restricted in the some way as private individuals.