§ 36. Colonel Errollasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the British Government are now able to announce their policy for the future of the Ruhr.
§ Colonel ErrollCan the right hon. Gentleman give an assurance that, as long as there is a British zone in Germany, the Ruhr will, at least, remain under our control?
§ Mr. BevinI shall take steps to study the Ruhr position very carefully when we come to fix the Western frontiers of Germany, but I must be guided by the principle that nothing must happen that saddles a liability on the taxpayers of Great Britain.
§ Mr. Skeffington-LodgeIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the absence of an agreed and unified policy for the Ruhr, and for Germany as a whole, is holding up any real hope of solving the pressing problem of European reconstruction?