Mr. Rostron Duckworthasked the Secretary of State for War whether, selecting them at random, he will ask a dozen housewives to give details of their arrangements for feeding soldiers billeted on them, so that all others may read and benefit?
§ Mr. LawAs I informed my hon. Friend in answer to his Question on this subject on 22nd October, the scale of meals on which the payment made is 1211W based is shown in the Second Schedule to the Army Act. The quantities obtainable of some of the items are now restricted to the amounts allowed on the soldier's ration card, and other items in the scale may not always be readily available. In these cases, it is expected that suitable alternatives should be provided to make up the standard of meals aimed at, and I have no reason to believe that any difficulty arises. I do not think that the adoption of my hon. Friend's suggestion would serve any useful purpose.