HC Deb 23 February 1954 vol 524 c16W
53. Mr. Arbuthnot

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, when considering permission for the Ceylon Government to raise a loan in this country, he will take into consideration the un-co-operative attitude of the Minister of Commerce and Trade towards the shipment of teas to the London auctions and the whole question of the admission of citizens of the United Kingdom to work on tea gardens as managers and assistants.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The question of an approach to the London market has been under discussion with the Government of Ceylon since Sir Oliver Goonetilleke's visit last November. The shipment of Ceylon tea to the London auctions and the admission of U.K. citizens to Ceylon have also formed the subject of discussions with the Ceylon Government.