§ 48. Mr. A. SHORTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state, in detail, the amounts which have been paid in subsidies from the commencement of the War to the present time?
§ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (Mr. Chamberlain)There would be much difficulty in giving the information desired, particularly as the term subsidy is not susceptible of close definition. Under war conditions many payments were made which, while in appearance subsidies were really in effect payments for services rendered or payments to secure supplies.