§ 49. Mr. Yorkasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many dollars were made available to Eire during the first and second halves respectively of 1947 and for the first half of 1948; for what separate purposes were the dollars made available; and whether these totals include purchases by Government Departments acting on behalf of Eire.
§ Sir S. CrippsI would refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. and gallant Member for New Forest and Christchurch (Colonel Crosthwaite-Eyre) on 10th May, 1948.
§ Mr. YorkIs the Chancellor of the Exchequer aware of the bad effect on our own farmers of giving away dollars which could be used for buying feedingstuffs for them?
§ Sir S. CrippsI am quite aware that everybody in the sterling area wishes he was the only user of dollars, and that nobody else was.