HC Deb 09 December 1941 vol 376 c1399W
Major Lyons

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the reason for the refusal to apply the principles of price inquiry and regulation to commodities of food obtainable in hotels, restaurants and railway buffets?

Major Lloyd George

Owing to the wide differences in the services and amenities provided by various classes of establishment, it is not considered practicable to devise a satisfactory scheme for controlling the prices charged by catering establishments.