§ Mr. Glanvilleasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of canteens in each district of the British coalfields under the control of the Miners' Welfare Commission, giving the number of meals served and of the miners attending the canteens.
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe answer to the first part of the Question, with the figures, is given below. With regard to the second part, my right hon. Friend the Minister of Food obtains particulars of the numbers of meals served at colliery canteens for rationing purposes; and an analysis, relating to a period ended 18th September, 1943, showed that the average number of meals served weekly per person employed in collieries with canteens was 5.1. I understand that a new analysis is to be prepared from returns of more recent date, which is expected to be available towards the end of January. There are no records of the number of miners attending the canteens.