§ Mr. Priceasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in view of the fact that in many districts industrial workers are able to get a canteen meal at midday while agricultural workers in the same district only get an extra three ounces of cheese a week, some further additions can be made to the agricultural worker's ration in his home?
§ Mr. MabaneNo, Sir. I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Chislehurst (Sir W. Smithers) on 30th June last. I would add however that the special ration of cheese for agricultural workers is at present 12 ozs. a week, that is to say, an addition of 9 ozs. and not 3 ozs., to the ordinary ration of 3 ozs. a week.