§ 72. Mr. H. G. WILLIAMSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the hardship now being experienced by persons who have lost their businesses through economic sanctions, he is now prepared to reconsider the question of providing some compensation on an ex-gratia, basis to the victims of public policy
§ Captain EUAN WALLACE (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)I regret that I can add nothing to the answer on this subject which my right hon. Friend gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Mr. Liddall) on 12th May.
Mr. WILLIAM'SWill the hon. and gallant Gentleman say whether his Department are not now receiving a very large number of complaints of the great hardship to which people have been subjected in this connection; and in the circumstances will he not re-consider the matter?
§ Captain WALLACEI have already said that I cannot add anything to the answer already given by my right hon. Friend on this subject.
§ Mr. SANDYSDoes the hon. and gallant Gentleman consider it just that, while the Government are giving compensation to the people of Yugoslavia, they should refuse it to British subjects?