HC Deb 02 December 1948 vol 458 c2171
51. Mr. Gallacher

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how our overseas expenditure compares with the estimate contained in the Economic White Paper.

Mr. Jay

I would refer the hon. Member to Table I of Cmd. 7520. No further information along such lines is as yet available.

Mr. Gallacher

Could the Minister tell me whether we are now standing on our own feet, or if, as a result of military expenditure, we are still tottering along on the dollar crutches provided by the Tory capitalists of America?

Mr. Jay

If the hon. Gentleman will await the Economic Survey for 1949, which we hope to publish about March, he will get more information on that subject.