§ 13. Captain PETER MACDONALDasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if it has been ascertained whether further financial assistance during the current year from this country will be required by the British West Indies, in view of the additional preference given to sugar imports therefrom in the recent Budget?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister)I do not at present anticipate that any reduction will be possible in the loans and grants provided in the Estimates recently presented to Parliament. The hon. Member will realise that the assistance received by the West Indian Sugar Producers as a result of the recent Budget cannot be immediately reflected in the revenues of the Colonies concerned.