§ 52. Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the estimated number of persons employed in catering by local authorities in the United Kingdom; and if he will seek to amend the law so as to ensure that the catering staff of local authorities will be treated in the same way as the catering staff of private enterprise as regards Selective Employment Tax.
§ Mr. MacCollAbout 200,000 altogether, of whom about 180,000 are employed in the school meals service and a proportion of the remainder in staff canteens. The answer to the second part of the question is "No".