HC Deb 25 July 1944 vol 402 c603W
Sir G. Elliston

asked the President of the Board of Education if the school meals services, now discontinued in evacuation areas, will be made available for the repair squads who have been billeted for emergency duties in the South of England.

Mr. Butler

As indicated in paragraph 5 of Administrative Memorandum No. 331 of 18th November, 1941, a copy of which I am sending my hon. and gallant Friend, the school meals service is available to assist generally in an emergency. I am sure that local education authorities will do all they can to meet urgent requests for such assistance to billeted repair squads on the understanding that the authority will not be called upon to bear any part of the costs.