HC Deb 16 February 1949 vol 461 c166W
16. Mr. Rankin

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the sugar producers and workers of British Guiana and the Barbados House of Assembly have asked that the British Government should pay a higher price for West Indian sugar; whether he is in consultation with the Minister of Food on this subject; and what action he proposes to take.

Mr. Creech Jones

Yes. I am aware of these representations, and I have been continuously in consultation with my right hon. Friend on this subject.