HC Deb 28 May 1940 vol 361 c424W
Mr. Burke

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will take action to secure for members of His Majesty's Forces in Egypt supplies of tobacco and cigarettes duty free, as is the case with the Forces in Palestine?

Mr. Butler

No, Sir. The Egyptian Government have already made substantial concessions in the matter of import duties, as a result of which members of His Majesty's Forces in Egypt can purchase supplies of tobacco and cigarettes at roughly the same prices as in the United Kingdom.