HC Deb 10 May 1944 vol 399 c1893
34. Mr. Riley

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the total financial commitments for the approved schemes under the Colonial Development Act to date; the amount of the actual issues; and the respective amounts for the West Indies and the rest of the Colonies separately.

Colonel Stanley

Commitments under schemes approved to date are West Indies £4,600,067, the rest of the Empire £3,827,482, making a total of £8,427,549. Issues from the Vote to 31st March last were West Indies £1,246,419; rest of the Empire £923,574, making a total of 2,169,993.