§ 38. Mr. W. R. Williamsasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will give further and more favourable consideration to an application for additional supply of petrol made by Mr. J. H. Bushen of Hounslow, in view of the man's disability and the wide area he has to cover in connection with his normal business.
§ Mr. GaitskellThis case has been examined again, but I can find no reason for increasing the allowance above the present level.
§ Mr. WilliamsIs my right hon. Friend aware that this man looks like having to give up his work because he cannot take the risk of travelling in crowded buses and trains on account of his disability, and will he take a more sympathetic view of the case which, in my opinion, deserves much more favourable consideration?
§ Mr. GaitskellThis man is getting the maximum appropriate to his scale plus the maximum compassionate allowance, and he is thus getting as much as any other person in a similar position. I cannot make an exception in individual cases.
§ Mr. WilliamsHave any other people with whom his case has been compared the same physical disabilities as those of my constituent?
§ Mr. GaitskellSimilar physical disabilities.