§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will arrange 2260W with firms to enclose in pay envelopes an appeal for saving and lending money to the Government?
§ Sir K. WoodThis practice has been consistently advocated by the National Savings Committee and has already been widely adopted. I would welcome its extension.
Mr. De la Bèreasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply whether preferential treatment in the supply of paper is being accorded to the printers and publishers of the Post Office greetings, which the Postmaster-General is at present advertising; and is he aware that the paper material used for these official greetings is much in excess of the corresponding material used by the commercial publishing houses of the greeting card trade?
§ Captain CrookshankI have been asked to reply. I understand that my hon. Friend has in mind the National Savings greeting card. These cards, which are a seasonal variation of the Savings stamp book, are proving very popular and are playing an important part in the War Savings Campaign. Their use helps to reduce Christmas spending on non-essential commodities, and I am satisfied that it is in the national interest to use such paper as is needed to make their appeal fully effective.