HC Deb 03 April 1947 vol 435 c2195
8. Mr. Grimston

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will withdraw the instructions that coupons must be surrendered for articles sold at jumble sales, bazaars, &c., in cases where such articles are gifts from donors who have already surrendered coupons for them or are articles made from unrationed material or by the remaking of second-hand clothes.

14. Mr. Hurd

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will encourage the thrifty conversion of outworn clothes during the prolonged scarcity of new clothes by amending the Consumer Rationing Order to exempt from coupons remade garments at sales of work organised for charitable purposes.

Sir S. Cripps

I would refer the hon. Members to the reply given to similar Questions on Tuesday last.

Mr. Hurd

Why should the Government be so slow in removing a control which is merely exasperating hard-working and thrifty ladies and serving no useful purpose?

Sir S. Cripps

There is an extreme shortage of clothing.

Mr. Hurd

Is that not a reason why they should be allowed to convert existing clothing into something useful?

Sir S. Cripps

We should then nave an unequal distribution.