§ Mr. Edeasked the Secretary of State for War if he will give a comparative table showing the nutritional value of the rations now allowed to German prisoners in this country, German soldiers and civilians, respectively, in areas in Germany in which the British Army is in occupation and British civilians in this country.
§ Sir J. GriggThe appended table shows the daily quantities of the various foods now being given to prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom Government as a result of the instructions referred to in the reply I gave my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for the Isle of Wight 723W (Capt. P. Macdonald) on 29th May and the daily quantities of rationed foods drawn by civilians here. The caloric value of the scale for non-working prisoners is about 2,000 and that for workers is about 2,900. As regards civilians in this country a wide range of foods is either on points or is not rationed in any way, and I understand that a comparable figure cannot be given for them. As regards Germans in Germany, whether civilians or released soldiers, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth (Sir L. Lyle) on 9th May.
Following is the table:
Following is the table: Item. Prisoners of war non-workers—ounces per day. *Civil Scale—ounces per day. Meat (bone-in) 2 2d. value Margarine 4/7 4/7 Cooking Fat 1/7 1/7 Bacon 8/7 8/7 Bread 10 Not rationed Flour 4/7 Not rationed Semolina, Macaroni — Not rationed or Barley. Oatmeal 1 Not rationed Offal or Sausage 1 3/7 Not rationed Cheese 2/7 Not rationed Cake — Not rationed Preserves 3/7 4/7 Dried fruit 4/7 Points Tea 2/7 2/7 Sugar 6/7 1 1/7 Milk powder, skimmed. 1 — Potatoes 10 Not rationed Vegetables, fresh 8 Not rationed Vegetables, dried 1 1/7 Points Salt 3/8 Not rationed * This scale does not include food eaten in Canteens and Restaurants. Prisoners of war employed in working parties and all Italian co-operators will receive the following daily supplements to the scale shown in column 1 above:
Bread … … 8 ozs. Flour … … 5/7 Oatmeal … … 6/7 Potatoes (old) … … 10 ozs.