HC Deb 15 February 1922 vol 150 cc979-80
3. Sir R. CLOUGH

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state in detail the amount of the subsidies paid in Germany to-day by the German Government towards bread, railways, export freight, and other kindred matters?

43. Mr. WISE

asked the Prime Minister what is the amount the German Republic is paying in subsidies, and who receives them?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hilton Young)

The following figures are taken from documents furnished by the German Government to the Reparation Commission. They are liable to alteration in consequence of fluctuations in the value of the mark. It will be understood that I am not in a position to express any opinion on the reliability of these estimates:

Millions of paper marks
1921–22. 1922–23.
Subsidies on Bread and other foodstuffs 22,311 954
Deficit on Railways 35,631 Nil
Deficit on Postal Administration 4,956 Nil

Mr. WISE

Is there any chance of stopping these subsidies?

Mr. YOUNG

That is a very wide question. It should be addressed to another Member of the House.