§ 53. Mr. C. EDWARDSasked the Prime Minister whether his attention 628 has been drawn to the delay in publishing the statement of the total cost of British intervention in Russia up to 31st March, 1920; whether the statement of the cost of intervention up to 31st July, 1919, was issued in August, 1919, and the statement of the cost of intervention up to 31st October, 1919, was issued in November, 1919; and what is the reason for the delay of over 10 weeks in issuing the statement of cost up to 31st March, 1920?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Churchill)I have been asked to answer this question. I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to a similar question by the hon. Member for Clitheroe on 15th June. The papers issued in August and November, 1919, were in the nature of interim statements of expenditure, but I am taking pains to see that the further statement now to be issued shall be as complete and correct as possible.