HC Deb 10 February 1947 vol 433 cc1382-3
62. Sir W. Smithers

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer is he is aware that £4,500 has recently been sent to Soviet miners as a gift from the National Union of Mineworkers; and, in view of the fact that export of money from this country is restricted, why permission was given for this amount and for this purpose.

Mr. Dalton

No, Sir. And that is a clear answer.

Sir W. Smithers

Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer give a permit to export a similar amount to the dispossessed millionaires of America? May I have an answer to that?