§ 75. Captain Sidneyasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware of the inconvenience caused to officers and men returning on seven days' leave from the B.L.A. by the present system of issuing the special leave allowance of petrol coupons only on the production of a leave warrant to the issuing authority in this country; and whether, to obviate the loss of time thus entailed, he will consider allowing the next-of-kin of applicants for petrol to draw coupons on their behalf in anticipation of their leave upon satisfactory evidence of identity.
Major Lloyd GeorgeI am arranging to make the issue of petrol coupons to members of the Services on leave from overseas as simple as possible and I am in discussion with the Service Departments in regard to the introduction of arrangements on the lines suggested.