§ 47. Mr. BARKERasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total expenditure from the Imperial Exchequer arising out of the occupation of Iraq by His Majesty's forces during the late war, and the amount for each year since that occupation?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for the COLONIES (Mr. Ormsby-Gore)I am not in a position to give information as to the exact expenditure incurred during the War. As to expenditure since the War, I would refer the hon. Member to the very full statement circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT of the 27th February (col. 2016) in pursuance of a reply given by my right hon. Friend on the 13th February to a question by the hon. Member for Stourbridge (Mr. Wellock).