§ Major Beamishasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will publish a table showing a typical day's rations consumed by other ranks in the Army during any day in any month in 1938, showing the calorie value of each item and explaining to what extent it was possible for other ranks to supplement such a day's rations.
§ Mr. Shinwell,pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 12th February, 1948; Vol. 447, C. 123) supplied the following information:—
I regret to find that the records now available of purchases of food by units in 1938 are not sufficient to enable me to produce a typical day's ration. The messing cash allowance was based on a standard ration as follows:
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with an additional cash allowance of about 3d. a day for the purchase of other items, and for other ranks only a further addition of about 2½d. a day for the provision of supper. This would normally provide a total of about 4,000 calories a day, fluctuating according to the food actually bought with the allowances. As regards the second part of the Question, there were N.A.A.F.I. and other canteens, as there are now, at which extra food could be bought at private expense.
oz. Meat (Frozen) … … … 12 Bread … … … 16 Bacon … … … 2 Tea … … … ⅜ Sugar … … … 1½ Jam … … … 1½ Butter … … … 1 Margarine … … … ½ Cheese … … … 1 Salt … … … ¼