§ Mr. Prittasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, approximately, how many meals are now served weekly in private catering establishments, in canteens and British Restaurants, respectively; how many of the meals served in private catering establishments are, respectively, served in workmen's cafés and transport cafés, in establishments catering mainly for black-coated workers, and in hotels and restaurants where the average charge per meal is 3s. 6d. or over; and how many workmen's cafés and transport cafés are now at work?
§ Mr. MabaneIn reply to the first part of the Question the latest statistics of meals (including breakfasts, main meals, subsidiary meals and tea) served in catering establishments are as follow:
Per week. Private catering establishments 62,000,000 Canteens 44,500,000 British Restaurants 2,000,000 In reply to the second and third parts of the Question I regret the figures are not available.