Staff Canteens

Sir A. Bossom
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, now that the rationing of food is ended and restaurants can get all the food they need, what consideration has been given to closing down the special restaurants started for civil servants when there was great difficulty in getting food elsewhere.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter
Successive Governments have followed the practice of many good employers in providing staff  canteens on the premises. This practice, which incidentally leads to economy in staff time, is being maintained where the need for it exists.