38. Mr. TREVELYANasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether there is any expenditure in the Estimates this year, or whether it is intended to undertake any expenditure, on behalf of any refugees from Russia; and, if so, for what purposes is it intended to be devoted?
The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Guinness)No provision has been made in the Estimates for this year for direct expenditure on behalf of the refugees referred to, nor is there any intention of undertaking any such expenditure. I should add however, that the Budget of the International Labour Organisation for 1925 includes a sum of about 150,000 Swiss francs for work in connection with Russian refugees in various countries, and of this sum Great Britain provides about 11 per cent.