HC Deb 22 July 1942 vol 382 c45W
Colonel Carver

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food what is the minimum number of meals the landlady of a boarding-house must serve before she can obtain a catering licence; and whether any general advice on the point is given to local food committees to obtain similarity of treatment?

Mr. Mabane

Food control committees do not grant catering licences to boarding houses merely by reference to the number of meals served. In considering applications they take all the circumstances into account and are guided by general considerations affecting the convenience of these establishments in purchasing rationed foods.