37. Lieut.-Colonel Sandeman Allenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in connection with the coming International Sugar Conference in London, the Government have consulted the leaders of the Colonial sugar industry; and whether in that case he can state their names?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreMy predecessors and I have kept in close contact with representatives of the Colonial sugar industry, both by correspondence through the Colonial Governments concerned and by personal interviews in London, throughout the course of negotiations which commenced at the World Economic Conference in 1933 and have now led to the summoning of the International Conference. It would be impossible to give a list of the many names of those who have been consulted from time to time.
§ Mr. BellengerWho will represent His Majesty's Government at this conference?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreI think the hon. Member had better put that question 1984 down. Obviously the United Kingdom will be represented, and I shall represent the Colonial Empire. The other parts of the Empire will also he represented.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreI have not had any. The assistance given by this House and the Government to the Colonial sugar industry is enormously appreciated.