§ 97. Captain Marsdenasked the President of the Board of Trade why permission was refused the headmaster of the Boys' County Primary School, Egham, to distribute without coupons to boys and girls of the school who are needing shoes, the free gift of shoes sent by the American Red Cross to this country, for distribution through the British Red Cross.
§ 103. Mr. Ecclesasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will permit items of clothing sent by the Canadian Red Cross to the British Legion to be distributed to necessitous ex-Service men without requiring them to surrender clothing coupons.
§ Mr. H. WilsonClothing coupons are required to be surrendered in these circumstances, since there is no guarantee that if coupon free distribution were permitted, the goods would reach the people most in need of them. This policy has been reviewed on many occasions, but I am quite prepared to examine the questions once again.