§ 51. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state what decision has been made as to the application of the German Reparation (Recovery) Act?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLNegotiations with a view to the establishment of an alternative procedure for the collection of the Reparation (Recovery) Act levy have been in progress for some time, and I hope to be in a position to make a definite statement on the subject later in the week.
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYIs it proposed to make the German Government responsible for the payments, and not the British merchant, who up to the present has had to pay?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThat fact will emerge when the proposals are laid before the House.
§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYUnder the new arrangement is the money going to the -Reparation Account to be sheltered from prior charges, or how is it going to be dealt with?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe whole scheme will be examined when it is laid before Parliament.