HC Deb 03 November 1969 vol 790 cc26-7W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what effect the Foreign Office directive that exemption of duty on Scotch whisky is to be limited has had on total quantities purchased by foreign and Commonwealth missions.

Mr. Luard

The stricter application of the formula for the calculation of "reasonable quantities" dates only from the beginning of the current financial year. Consequently it is too early to assess its effect on the quantities of spirits purchased by Foreign and Commonwealth Diplomatic Missions.