HC Deb 30 May 1951 vol 488 cc13-4W
57. Mr. J. Arbuthnot

asked the Minister of Food whether diabetics are automatically entitled to priority eggs.

Mr. Webb

No. The Food Rationing Advisory Committee of the Medical Research Council, which advises me on these delicate problems of special diets, do not consider that diabetics need any special extra ration of eggs.

58. Mr. J. Arbuthnot

asked the Minister of Food whether he will allow diabetics an additional meat allowance over and above three times the normal ration which they at present receive and which his Department regarded as necessary when the normal ration was 1s. 10d. worth.

Mr. Webb

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Hull, North (Mr. W. R. A. Hudson), on 7th February, 1951.