HC Deb 19 March 1948 vol 448 c276W
Mr. Anthony Greenwood

asked the Minister of Transport what is the position as regards the scheme for allocating ex-Service cars to disabled ex-Service men.

Mr. Barnes

I have reviewed the position with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Supply. We have decided that, in view of the reduced number of cars becoming available, the scheme should be closed when the present waiting list is exhausted. Not more than five suitable cars could be provided each month and the work involved in allotting them fairly among the large number of applicants, the great bulk of whom would be disappointed, would not be justified.