HC Deb 06 March 1946 vol 420 c317
25. Sir P. Macdonald

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in the negotiations to take place on Imperial Preference, special consideration will be given to the position of the Jamaican cigar industry, which is becoming of considerable economic importance to that Colony.

Mr. Creech Jones

The interests of Colonial producers of all classes of goods will be considered before any decision is taken on margins of Imperial Preference which affect them.

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