§ 15. Air-Commodore Harveyasked the Minister of Food if he will simplify the arrangements for issuing temporary ration cards to foreigners visiting this country.
§ Mr. StracheyEverything has been done to make the arrangements as simple 10 as possible. Overseas visitors staying in hotels do not need ration documents for the first four weeks of their stay and I am arranging that from 22nd May this arrangement will be extended to the first eight weeks of a visit. Overseas visitors who stay with friends need temporary ration cards, but these can be obtained at any food office on production of the visitor's passport or travel documents. Personal attendance is not necessary.
§ Air-Commodore HarveyDoes not the right hon. Gentleman realise that overseas visitors sometimes have to wait for hours at a food office to get a card? Could not arrangements be made to issue the card at the time of landing at the port?
§ Mr. StracheyI think that would be difficult, but the overseas visitor does not have to attend a food office. I agree about the great importance of making the visits of people from overseas as agreeable and as easy as possible.