§ 55. Mr. Thorneasked the Minister of Food if he is aware of the manner in which oranges are being distributed; that the food offices are being given a lot of extra work because people tear off the back pages of their books and then call for another voucher; and if he can stop this practice and prevent some people getting more oranges than they are entitled to.
§ Colonel LlewellinA number of applications have been received by some food offices for replacement of the back pages of ration books. Unauthorised defacement of a ration book is an offence under the Food Rationing (General Provisions) Order. Replacements are not made automatically. Applicants are required to sign a declaration giving details of the loss and, as far as possible, these are verified before replacement. A replacement fee of one shilling is charged.
§ Mr. MathersWould it be possible for the Minister to allocate some sugar to Scotland in order that the marmalade oranges available could be made into marmalade?