§ 34. Captain C. Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange a simple and expeditious procedure whereby the applications of disabled persons to purchase items of surplus stores which are essential for their rehabilitation shall be accorded a priority.
§ Mr. Belcher:I regret that it is not practicable, within the limits of the staff and space available, to set up an organisation for the direct sale of Government Surplus Stores to individuals. In the case of motor cars, however, surpluses disposed of under the trade scheme are allocated by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport, and priority is given to badly disabled ex-Servicemen as well as nurses and midwives.