66. Mr. BARLOWasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now in a position to state whether the Government are prepared to provide additional funds for the pensions Grants to be made by the Statutory Committee, in addition to the Grant of £1,000,000 already promised and whether the Statutory Committee are unable to make Regulations or to provide Grants pending the promise of additional Government funds?
§ Mr. McKENNAI am in communication with the Statutory Committee and hope shortly to be in a position to make a public announcement of the additional Grant which I am prepared to advise.
Mr. BARLOWCan the right hon. Gentleman tell us when he thinks it likely he can make an answer, because there is great anxiety about it in the country?
§ Mr. McKENNAI hope to be in a position to make it to-morrow.
§ Mr. HOGGEDid he not say a few weeks ago that it would be necessary to provide a great deal more than a million?
§ Mr. McKENNAI have always contemplated that the State will have to provide more than a million—a very great deal more.