HC Deb 09 June 1943 vol 390 cc727-8W
Mr. Holmes

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he aware that a Bank of England £5 note is not accepted at Euston Station in payment for a railway ticket unless the passenger signs his name and address on the back of the note and pro-

ENGLAND AND WALES
County and Borough Mental Hospitals
Year Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms)
Number of deaths Rate per 1,000 patients resident
Males Females Total Males Females Total
1938 290 210 500 4.92 2.85 3.77
1939 316 225 541 5.35 3.03 4.6
1940 439 312 751 7.52 4.23 5.68
1971 730 408 1,138 12.79 5.57 8.73
1942 722 429 1,151 13.06 5.92 9.01

duces his national registration identity card for the inspection of the booking clerk; and by what authority the latter makes these demands?

Mr. Noel-Baker

I understand that the London, Midland and Scottish Railway ask persons who tender Bank of England notes to put their names and addresses on the back. They have not given instructions that identity cards must be produced. Standard instructions to all railway booking offices in regard to the acceptance of bank notes are at present under consideration.