HC Deb 28 April 1947 vol 436 c171W
97. Brigadier Low

asked the Minister of Food how many applications for supplementary food allocations were made in Blackpool in the two food weeks containing the Easter holiday; and how many supplementary food allocations were granted.

Dr. Summerskill

During the two weeks containing the Easter holiday, 2,164 applications for permits to obtain supplementary food allocations were made by catering establishments, and 2,119 were granted, while 181 applications by retailers were all granted.