HC Deb 17 January 1968 vol 756 c578W
80. Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the President of the Board of Trade what stocks of Rhodesian tobacco are still available; what is the quantity, and the value of dollar tobacco which has been, and is expected to be, imported to replace Rhodesian tobacco excluded by sanctions; what is the estimated extra cost of such imports; and what is the estimated effect on the balance of payments.

Mr. Darling:

At the end of October, 1967, 47 million pounds of Rhodesian tobacco were in stock in the United Kingdom. It is not possible to estimate either the quantity of dollar tobacco which is being used in place of Rhodesian or the extra cost of using it. With the substantial Rhodesian tobacco crop no longer freely available in world commerce, there is no valid basis for comparison.