HC Deb 26 November 1946 vol 430 cc286-7W
Mr. F. Noel-Baker

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will inquire into the canteen arrangements at Church House so as to ensure that foreign delegates to international conferences held there are given the best facilities and service compatible with British food restrictions.

Mr. Mayhew

The United Nations Secretariat are responsible for the canteen arrangements made for the Conference on International Trade and Employment which is now in progress, but they have, of course, had the full cooperation of the Foreign Office in carrying out their plans. Experience at this conference has, I think, shown that there would have been sufficient demand for a separate Delegates' Restaurant in addition to the cafeteria, but the conference is now coming to an end and no further international conferences at Church House are envisaged at present.