HC Deb 11 November 1947 vol 444 cc199-200
50. Mr. Osborne

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has considered the advisability of including tobacco among the expenditure items in the Marshall Plan; and will he make a statement on its comparative importance with cooking fats, feedingstuffs, and wheat.

Mr. Dalton

Tobacco was included in the Paris report. The answer to the second part of the question is, "No, Sir."

Mr. Osborne

Has the right hon. Gentleman any discretion; and when the Marshall Plan is brought into being, will he remember that cooking fats are more important for the housewife than tobacco?

Mr. Dalton

I think that is a very hypothetical question.

Mr. Osborne

It is not.