29. Lieut.-Colonel Clifton-Brownasked the Minister of Food how many people are employed by his Department in delivering cards asking people to go to chemists to be weighed; and what pay and allowances do they receive when carrying out this task.
§ Dr. SummerskillNo one from my Department is so employed. A body-weight survey has been carried out by an agency on behalf of the Ministry since 1943, at quarterly intervals. The cost in a full year is estimated at £7,000. Co-operation in the survey by the people concerned is entirely voluntary.