§ 54. Mr. F. Willeyasked the Minister of Food why he has issued to food offices new advice and instructions regarding the issue of ration books; and what arrangements are being made to replace the safeguards provided by the use of national identity cards.
Dr. HillApart from arrangements for the annual issue of new ration books, the only recent instructions have related to the evidence required instead of identity cards or of travel documents from the Republic of Ireland. It would not be in the public interest to disclose the safeguards employed.