HC Deb 18 January 1949 vol 460 c12W
Mr. Collins

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will allow secondhand rationed clothing to be sold coupon free.

Mr. H. Wilson

No. Second-hand clothing is rationed only if sold above specified prices. This provision is necessary to prevent the sale of new garments as second-hand, and to keep prices of second-hand goods, which cannot otherwise be closely controlled, down to a reasonable level.