§ 9. Colonel ENGLANDasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in the establishment of an endowment fund of £5,000,000 for the upkeep of all war graves of the Empire, he will state the exact allocation of responsibility for this sum among the different Governments concerned and the annual yield of revenue expected; whether the Dominions have expressed their willingness to find their share of such a sum; and whether the British Government is also ready to do its part on this basis instead of by, as at present, the allocation of an annual amount dependent on a fluctuating Parliamentary Vote?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI am sending the hon. and gallant Member a copy of my answer to a question by the hon. Member for Finchley (Mr. Cadogan) on Thursday last, in which I stated that it is the intention of the Government, in conjunction with the Dominion Governments, to set up an endowment fund of £5,000,000 for the maintenance of War Cemeteries.
§ Major Sir BERTRAM FALLEHave we any assurance that foreign nations will allow us to do these things—in case, for instance, there should happen to be any of these graves within the territory of Russia?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI am not speaking of Russia, but of Imperial War Cemeteries. This is an endowment fund contributed to by this country and by the Dominions, in order that there may be a capital sum to ensure the necessary amount for their future upkeep.
§ Sir B. FALLEThe question is put in a form that is not very easily understood, but it does say, "all war graves of the Empire."