HC Deb 20 May 1946 vol 423 c16W
104. Mr. D. Marshall

asked the President of the Board of Trade why 32 different grades of uniformed railway workers do not receive the Industrial Ten supplementary coupons; and if he will reconsider this matter.

Mr. Belcher

Railwaymen in these grades are eligible for the civilian uniform concession, under which they give up not more than eight coupons a year in return for a uniform outfit worth at least 44 coupons and for replacements. This concession is in itself equivalent to a coupon supplement, and I do not think that a further supplement would be justifiable.

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