HC Deb 06 May 1968 vol 764 c30W
Mr. Speed

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give figures for stocks of Rhodesian tobacco in the United Kingdom at the end of November, 1965 and at the end of 1966 and 1967.

Mr. Dell

Bonded stocks of Rhodesian tobacco were: November, 1965: 153.4 million lb.; December, 1966: 85.7 million lb.; December, 1967: 37 million lb. The figure for November, 1965 includes a small amount of Zambian tobacco.