§ Mr. W. T. Williams63, 64 and 65. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) to what extent the Bill recently passed by the Uganda Legislative Council to permit growers to rough-hull their own coffee and to establish their own factories in which to process their coffee represents a change of policy in regard to producer marketing boards in Colonial Territories; and what effect this Bill is intended to have on the marketing functions of the Coffee Board;
24W(2) whether the Bill recently passed by the Uganda Legislative Council to deal with rough-hulling and processing of coffee makes it mandatory that in future associations of coffee growers will have to market their own coffee on the world market;
(3) in view of the Bill recently passed by the Uganda Legislative Council dealing with rough-hulling and processing of coffee, to what extent associations of coffee growers will be able to benefit from the Coffee Board's Price Assistance Fund; and what is the amount still remaining in that fund.
§ Mr. ProfumoMy right hon. Friend is consulting the Governor and will write to the hon. Member.