HC Deb 17 March 1943 vol 387 c1182
49. Commander Sir Archibald Southby

asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the institution of a housewife's badge to mark the Government's appreciation of the magnificent contribution made by the housewives of Great Britain to every phase of the national war effort on the home front?

The Prime Minister

I do not consider that selection for the award of a badge of this nature would be practicable.

Captain Cunningham-Reid

Would the Prime Minister consider a badge for agricultural workers who have no uniform and nothing to show for the fact that they are doing vital war work?