55.
asked the Minister of Food what quantities of meat bacon, sugar, butter, margarine and cooking fats were, respectively, allocated to domestic consumers and to catering establishments in March, 1946, and March 1947.
As the answer involves number of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Can the right hon. Gentleman say whether the allocations for the domestic consumers are greater or less than they were a year ago?
They vary in different cases. In meat they are slightly larger, in bacon slightly smaller and in sugar slightly larger and so on, but the hon. Member had better look at the list.
Following is the answer:
The quantities of meat, bacon, sugar, butter, margarine and cooking fats allocations to domestic consumers and to catering establishments during the four-week periods ended 30th March, 1946, and 29th March, 1947, were approximately:
| — | Domestic Consumers. | Catering Establishments. | |
| tons | tons | ||
| Meat: | |||
| 1946 | … | 82,800 | 9,200 |
| 1947 | … | 99,900 | 12,300 |
| Bacon: | |||
| 1946 | … | 19,670 | 1,230 |
| 1947 | … | 13,100 | 1,050 |
| Sugar: | |||
| 1946 | … | 47,480 | 5,820 |
| 1947 | … | 52,480 | 6,310 |
| Butter: | |||
| 1946 | … | 15,860 | 1,300 |
| 1947 | … | 16,600 | 1,520 |
| Margarine: | |||
| 1946 | … | 16,150 | 2,280 |
| 1947 | … | 16,800 | 2,470 |
| Cooking Fats: | |||
| 1946 | … | 5,090 | 620 |
| 1947 | … | 5,600 | 660 |
Catering establishments include schools, works canteens, hotels, boarding houses, cafes, restaurants and all other establishments holding catering licences.