Passengers' Purchases. "Queen Elizabeth"

HC Deb 22 May 1947 vol 437 c268W

24. Sir G. Fox

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he intends to extend the ban preventing British subjects from purchasing goods on British ships as is done on the "Queen Elizabeth."

Sir S. Cripps

There is no ban preventing British subjects from purchasing goods on the "Queen Elizabeth," though there are restrictions on the cashing of certain forms of cheques.