HC Deb 18 December 1946 vol 431 c381W
63. Mr. Snadden

asked the Minister of Food in regard to the scheme for sending gift parcels of food to individuals in foreign countries, if he is aware that, by reason of the regulation that such gift parcels before being accepted by the Post Office must be stamped by the local food office, country dwellers have to travel as much as 30 miles to the nearest food office each time they wish to send such a gift parcel; and what measures he proposes to take to remove this hardship.

Mr. Strachey

I sympathise with the country dwellers, but this procedure is necessary to make sure that the goods in gift parcels are in fact rationed foods.