§ Sir R. Taskerasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that hospital authorities are demanding one clothing coupon per week from every in-patient; and will he issue instructions to prevent this exploitation?
§ Mr. DaltonUnder a scheme to which my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health and the associations representing local authorities have agreed, patients who are provided with clothing in hospitals must surrender coupons. If they did not, they would receive more than their fair share of clothing. I am sending details of the scheme to my hon. Friend.