§ 77. Mr. C. BUXTONasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what amount of expenditure was incurred by this country up to November, 1922, in connection with the conferences or meetings between representatives of Allied Governments for purposes connected with German reparations, in particular the conferences held at San Remo, Hythe, Boulogne, and Spa, and the two conferences at Brussels in 1920, the two meetings of the Supreme Council and the 1577 two Premier's conferences in London in 1921, and the conferences at Cannes, Paris, Genoa, and London in 1922?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe information asked for consists mainly of figures which, with the hon. Member's permission, I propose to circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
§ The following is a list of the Allied Conferences held between December, 1919, and August, 1922, at which the question of German Reparations was discussed among other questions. At several of these Conferences many other questions were dealt with:
| Approximate total cost to public funds. | |
| £ | |
| London.—December, 1919, to April, 1920 | 15,900 |
| San Remo.—18th April, 1920 | 850 |
| Lympne.—15th–16th May, 1920 | 541 |
| Lympne.—20th June, 1920 | |
| Boulogne.—21st June, 1920 | 575 |
| Boulogne.—27th July, 1920 | |
| Brussels.—2nd July, 1920 | 1,456 |
| Spa.—5th–16th July, 1920 | |
| Lucerne.—22nd–23rd August, 1920 | 142 |
| Paris.—26th–29th January, 1921 | 384 |
| London.—21st February to 16th March, 1921 | 26,001 |
| Lympne.—23rd–24th April, 1921 | 146 |
| London.—30th April to 3rd May, 1921 | 88 |
| Paris.—12th–13th August, 1921 | 407 |
| London.—19th December, 1921 | 351 |
| Paris.—29th December, 1921 | 357 |
| Cannes. — 4th–13th January, 1922 | |
| Genoa.—9th April to 18th May, 1922 | 7,750 |
| London.—6th July, 1922 | 2,408 |
| London. — 7th–14th August, 1922 |