HC Deb 18 July 1944 vol 402 c43W
Mr. Bartlett

asked the Secretary of State for War whether parcels containing boiled sweets or other articles of food may now be despatched to men of the British Army in Normandy.

Sir J. Grigg

Under a Board of Trade Regulation parcels containing confectionery (including boiled sweets) or other articles of food may not be sent to troops overseas. This ruling applies to parcels for the British Liberation Army in Normandy.