Lightship Crews (Duty-Free Tobacco)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 23 June 1964.

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Photo of Mr James Prior Mr James Prior , Lowestoft 12:00, 23 June 1964

Will my right hon. Friend take another look at this matter? Is he aware that men who work on lightships work under very arduous and difficult circumstances, and that tobacco is almost part of the job—to keep them awake and happy? Would it not be possible, through Customs reliefs, to bring about an easy scheme to allow these men to have a certain amount of duty-free tobacco each time they go out to the lightships? Would he reconsider the question?