asked the Minister of Food how many restaurants, snack bars or shops for the supplying of meals there are in the borough of Chorley.
There are 84 commercial caterers.
34.
asked the Minister of Food how many licences have been granted for the sale of meals, snacks, etc., in the borough of Chorley, since the 1st January, 1946.
The number of licences granted to commercial caterers was 36.
asked the Minister of Food why the application for a snack bar by Mrs. F. L. Holmes, 8 Bolton Street, Chorley, was refused in 1946 and also each subsequent application, while later applications by other persons have been granted in the same area.
Mrs. Holmes was refused because there were already five snack bars and one cafe near the premises she was proposing to open as another snack bar. The existing number of snack bars is adequate to meet the needs of the neighbourhood. Two later applicants were given catering licences in this part
| BILLINGSGATE MARKET | |||||||||
| AVERAGE DAILY DELIVERY OF FISH* | |||||||||
| Period 1st January to 16th February | |||||||||
| Port of Despatch | 1949 | 1948 | 1947 | 1946 | |||||
| Tons | Tons | Tons | Tons | ||||||
| Aberdeen | … | … | … | … | … | 38 | 48 | 30 | 33 |
| Other Scottish Ports | … | … | … | … | … | 70 | 82 | 56 | 57 |
| Grimsby | … | … | … | … | … | 47 | 61 | 41 | 43 |
| Hull | … | … | … | … | … | 87 | 100 | 80 | 83 |
| Fleetwood | … | … | … | … | … | 35 | 45 | 26 | 29 |
| Milford Haven | … | … | … | … | … | 21 | 31 | 18 | 19 |
| Other English or Welsh Ports† | … | … | … | … | … | 150 | 162 | 121 | 122 |
| Northern Ireland | … | … | … | … | … | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
| Total | … | … | … | … | … | 458 | 541 | 380 | 395 |
| TRANSPORT SERVICE | |||||||||
| By Road | … | … | … | … | … | 54 | 44 | 23 | 29 |
| By Rail | … | … | … | … | … | 404 | 497 | 357 | 366 |
| Total | … | … | … | … | … | 458 | 541 | 380 | 395 |
| Notes.—* Includes Shell-Fish. | |||||||||
| †Includes imported boxed fish coming in at Newcastle, Harwich and Tilbury. | |||||||||
of Chorley. The first because he was a returning ex-Service man re-opening his pre-war business. The second because it was to provide a restaurant which was needed in the area. Mrs. Holmes' proposed snack bar would not have provided the service of meals which was required in the area.