§ Sir Henry Morris-JonesI beg to ask leave to present to this Honourable House a Petition, signed by 514 housewives of the town of Llangollen in the county of Denbigh. The petitioners state that they view with grave concern the further difficulties and restriction about to be imposed upon them by bread rationing. They pray this House that no food supplies be exported from this country at present; that our milk supply be more equitably distributed; that the Purchase Tax should be removed from all remaining household utensils and that housewives should be classed as manual workers.
§ Mr. Skeffington-LodgeOn a point of Order. Having regard to the fact that a great many of the signatories of this Petition were under a misapprehension when they appended their signatures, is it in Order for this Petition to be presented?
§ Mr. SpeakerThey may have been under a misapprehension, but it is one we cannot argue about.
§ Mr. GallacherFurther to that point of Order. Is it not the case that the Tories, hungry for office, are exaggerating the present situation?
§ Mr. SpeakerThe hon. Member himself might one day want to present a Petition.
To lie upon the Table.