§ 72. Mr. Granville Sharpasked the President of the Board of Trade what are the circumstances and procedure under which expectant mothers who drew 70 clothing coupons on this account before 9th August, may draw an additional 10 coupons so as to give them the same treatment as others with the same degree of expectancy, who have obtained 80 clothing coupons.
§ Mr. BottomleyThe increase in the expectant mothers' supplement was only in respect of applications received on or after 9th August, 1948. I regret that the amount of work which would have been involved in reviewing retrospective claims compelled us to make this limitation.