HC Deb 20 May 1953 vol 515 c138W
62. Mr. Alport

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is yet in a position to make a statement on the Government's future policy regarding the Colonial Welfare and Development Fund after the termination of the operation of the present Colonial Welfare and Development legislation in 1956.

Mr. Hopkinson

My right hon. Friend hopes to make a statement on this subject in the near future.