§ 31. Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what regulations in Cyprus restrict imports of certain types of goods to imports from the United Kingdom; and to what extent this policy has the effect of raising prices in Cyprus.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsCyprus, like other sterling area countries, is making every possible economy in foreign exchange and, so far as is possible, is confining its imports to those of United Kingdom origin. I have not heard of any consequent rise in prices. The tightening up of import control at first occasioned some holding up of stocks, but I hope that a recent local announcement about import policy will have allayed anxiety about the maintenance of necessary imports.