§ 40. Mr. G. Robertsasked the Minister of Food if he is aware that the South Caernarvonshire Congregational Association were unable to hold their quarterly meeting in September at the Rhiw Congregational Church, Caernarvonshire, because they were refused a permit to purchase rationed foods; that, as the village of Rhiw has no public eating house, the meeting had to be held at another place, with the result that the missionary aspect of this part of the association's work was vitiated; and if he will issue instructions that a similar application of the December quarterly meeting of the association to be held at Talysarn, near Caernarvon, will be more sympathetically treated.
§ Mr. StracheyI appreciate the difficulties mentioned by my hon. Friend but I regret I would not be justified in varying the policy in these matters described in reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Boyd-Carpenter) on 16th October.