HC Deb 16 November 1939 vol 353 c843W
Mr. Sutcliffe

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the difficulty which our troops on active service frequently have in cashing British postal orders and notes sent to them by relatives at home; and whether it is possible to arrange a more satisfactory way of transmitting money, as French currency cannot be sent out of this country without a banker's certificate?

Sir V. Warrender

Although it is undesirable to encourage the sending of British currency out of the United Kingdom, some relaxation in the regulations has been allowed to enable small remittances to the troops to be made, and British postal orders, limited to two guineas a day for any one individual, can be sent to troops in France.

Postal orders can be cashed at Army post offices and tendered in exchange for purchases at canteens. Now that the canteen organizations in France is more widespread, I think that the troops should have no difficulty in disposing of their postal orders.