§ 60. Sir F. NELSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can state the total budget expenditures of France, Germany and Italy, respectively, for the last three years?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLWith my hon. Friend's permission, I will circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSDoes the statement show the relationship between the relative expenditure in those countries so as to make the statement comparative?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI am not quite sure; I think not.
§ Following is the statement:
| Budget Expenditures. | ||||
| France: | ||||
| Francs. | ||||
| 1924 | … | … | … | 41,887,000,000 |
| 1925 | … | … | … | 38,094,000,000 |
| 1926 | … | … | … | 39,349,000,000 |
| Italy: | ||||
| Lire. | ||||
| 1924–1925 | … | … | … | 19,366,000,000 |
| 1925–1926 | … | … | … | 18,901,000,000 |
| 1926–1927 | … | … | … | 19,377,000,000 |
| Germany: | ||||
| Reichsmarks. | ||||
| 1924–1925 | … | … | … | 7,768,000,000 |
| 1925–1926 | … | … | … | 8,141,000,000 |
| 1926–1927 | … | … | … | 8,532,000,000 |