§ 34. Mr. WATTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that the Local Food Committee in Greenock were unable at times during the month of April to accept requests for extra rations for invalids under medical certificates because they had no cards in stock on which such applications for extra rations were bound to be made under the Department's Regulation; and, if so, will he see that cards of this type are not at any time wanting in the offices of all local food committees or that applications from invalids will be accepted in some other form?
Mr. PARKERA shortage of the special form in question was lately reported from Greenock, and immediate steps were taken to forward the necessary supply. Every effort is and will be made to prevent any local food office from running out of essential rationing documents. A food control committee would be justified in making suitable local arrangements for dealing with an emergency such as that described in the question.