HC Deb 08 October 1946 vol 427 cc14-5W
74. Sir I. Fraser

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the rules governing the sending to members of the armed forces, or the purchase by members of the armed forces, of cigarettes, etc., duty free.

Mr. Glenvil Hall

Since September, 1945, only members of His Majesty's Forces serving on His Majesty's ships or in the Far Eastern theatre have been permitted to receive duty-free parcels of tobacco and cigarettes from this country. The reasons for this restriction were then set out in a Press notice of which I am sending the hon. Member a copy. I would draw attention to the fact that, as the notice explains, other members of the Forces abroad receive liberal duty-free supplies by free issue and through N.A.A.F.I.