§ 32. Mr. Keelingasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to a form of Christmas card submitted by a firm of printers to Members of this House for their use, embossed with the central portion of the Royal Arms; whether such use of the Royal Arms has been authorised; and whether he has taken any action?
§ Sir S. HoareI am grateful to my hon. Friend for drawing attention to this matter. The use of the Royal Arms by private Members of Parliament is not authorised except in so far as the central portion is embodied in the crest of the House of Commons, and this was pointed out to the firm in question. They stated that the use of the Royal Arms on the proposed Christmas card was due to a mistake, for which they apologised, that no orders for the card had been received and that the mistake would not be repeated.