§ Lieut.-Colonel Walker-Smithasked the Minister of Education (1) what recommendations she has made to the Minister of Food in regard to catering licences for youth centres in the Barnet area;
(2) what recommendation she has made to the Minister of Food for a catering licence, in respect of the Barnet Young Conservative Youth Centre.
§ Miss WilkinsonCatering licences are granted to youth clubs and centres under 2687W arrangements agreed between the Minister of Food and my predecessor. Particulars of these arrangements are given in Administrative Memorandum No. 328 and the addenda thereto, copies of which I am sending to the hon. and gallant Member. They apply only to local units of the youth service which, as part of the public service of education supported from public funds, can take no cognisance of organisations which exist to further the objects of any particular political party. Hence, a party political youth centre such as that to which the hon. and gallant Member's second Question relates falls outside the scope of these arrangements. Applications for catering licences made by individual youth dubs and centres are dealt with by the Minister of Food under these agreed arrangements and are not the subject of individual recommendations from my Department.