HC Deb 18 November 1947 vol 444 cc162-3W
70. Mr. Watkins

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the issuing of permits to district nurses and midwives to purchase Thermos flasks.

Mr. Belcher

District nurses and mid-wives working in country districts who find it necessary to have a vacuum flask for carrying a hot drink on long journeys can have permits for the flasks on application to the regional offices of the Board of Trade.