HC Deb 11 February 1943 vol 386 cc1455-6W
Major Lyons

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the number of British Restaurants established in the city and county of Leicester, respectively; and the numbers of meals served in the year 1942 in these establishments in each of these areas, respectively?

Mr. Mabane

At the end of January, 1943, 14 approved British Restaurants were operating in the county borough of Leicester, and 11 in the administrative county of Leicester. The average number of mid-day meals served daily from these British Restaurants during specified months of 1942 was as follows:—

1942 County Borough of Leicester. Administrative County of Leicester.
March … 4,020 1,113
June … 5,200 1,586
September … 5,332 1,741
December … 6,534 2,399

Mr. W. Joseph Stewart

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the number of British Restaurants now established in the administrative county of Durham and the county boroughs of Sunderland and South Shields respectively, and the number of meals served during 1941 and 1942?

Mr. Mabane

At the end of January, 1943, 74 approved British Restaurants were operating in the administrative county of Durham, 7 in the county borough of Sunderland and 8 in the county borough of South Shields. The average number of mid-day meals served daily from these British Restaurants during specified months of 1941 and 1942 was as follows:—

— Administrative County of Durham. County Borough of Sunderland. County Borough of South Shields.
1941
March Nil Nil Nil
June 1,261 135 681
September 4,134 135 1,126
December 8,952 1,344 2,273
1942
March 7,379 1,536 2,320
June 9,794 1,372 1,973
September 11,365 842 1,762
December 12,877 1,197 2,182