§ 8. Mr. WELLOCKasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the total sum that has been paid or awarded to German nationals as compensation for dyeing and chemical interests held by them in this country at the outbreak of the Great War; whether any part of this sum has been paid or is to be paid by the Exchequer; and, if so, how much?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe question of the compensation awarded or paid by the German Government to German nationals is one for the German Government, and His Majesty's Government have no information on the matter. The amounts realised from the sale of all property, rights and interests in this country of German nationals are credited to Germany in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, but no cash payment is made by the Exchequer.