§ Mr. Sharpasked the Minister of Food what is the scale of fees for replacing lost ration documents; and what circumstances decide whether a fee should be charged.
§ Mr. StracheyThe Food Documents (Fees) Order (S.R. & O. 1943, No. 1496) provides that a fee of one shilling shall be charged for the replacement of a ration document (or part of any such document) that has been lost. But where it appears that the loss of the document is not due to the wilful act or default of the person to whom the document was issued, or to his negligence, or if it appears that the payment of the fee would cause hardship, the fee may be remitted in whole or in part. The Order further provides that, in respect of a document issued by a Food Executive Officer, where an application for remission of fee on any of these grounds has been made, remission may not be refused except with the concurrence of the Food Control Committee of the area in which application for remission was made.