HC Deb 17 February 1943 vol 386 cc1753-5W
Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the number of British Restaurants in operation in Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester, Barrow, Birmingham, Croydon, Sunderland, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Salford, Liverpool and the Lancashire boroughs and the numbers for each place that are being prepared?

Mr. Mabane

At the end of January, 1943, the number of British Restaurants operating and the number approved but not yet operating in the town mentioned by my hon. Friend were as follow:

Number of British Restaurants.
Operating. Approved but not yet operating.
Stoke-on-Trent 9 1
Sheffield 7
Bristol 8 2
Glasgow 10
Manchester 11
Barrow 5
Birmingham 35 14
Croydon 19
Sunderland 7
Newcastle-on-Tyne 30
Salford 1
Liverpool 10 1
Accrington 1
Ashton-under-Lyne 2
Bacup 1 1
Blackburn 1
Blackpool
Bolton 2
Bootle 5
Burnley 5 1
Bury 1
Chorley 1
Clitheroe 1
Colne
Crosby 3
Darwen 1
Eccles
Farnworth
Fleetwood 1
Haslingden 2
Haywood 1
Lancaster 1
Leigh 1
Lytham St. Annes
Middleton 1
Morecambe
Mossley
Nelson 2 2
Oldham 3 1
Preston 5
Prestwich 1
Radcliffe 1
Rawtensall
Rochdale 1 1
St. Helens 1:
Southport 3
Stretford 3 —.
Swinton 2
Warrington 2
Widnes 1
Wigan 1

Mr. Smith

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food the number of British Restaurants provided per 30,000 of the population in Stoke-on-Trent, Birmingham, Manchester, Croydon, Sheffield, Bristol, Glasgow, Salford, Liverpool, Barrow and Blackburn?

Mr. Mabane

At the end of January, 1943, the number of British Restaurants operating in the towns mentioned, per 30,000 of the population as shown by the 1931 census, was as follows:

Stoke-on-Trent 1
Birmingham 1
Manchester 0.4
Croydon 2.5
Sheffield 0.4
Bristol 0.6
Glasgow 0.3
Salford 0.1
Liverpool 0.4
Barrow 2
Blackburn 0.3