HC Deb 22 June 1948 vol 452 cc120-1W
73. Mr. Peter Freeman

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many extra coupons are allowed for clothing for disabled ex-Service men; whether they are granted to all irrespective of the degree of disablement; whether they are supplied automatically or application has to be made in each case; how many are now receiving them; and how many are not.

Mr. Belcher

The number of coupons allowed to disabled ex-Service men does not depend on the degree of disablement, but varies according to the amount of abnormal wear and tear to which clothing is subjected in consequence of the disablement. The extra coupons are issued only on application. I cannot say how many disabled ex-Service men are receiving them and how many are not, since issues made to them are not recorded separately from those made to other disabled persons.