HC Deb 21 February 1951 vol 484 cc1267-8
9 and 10. Mr. Erroll

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) how a saving of £700.000 has been made in the Short Term Aid to Burma, Loan, as shown in sub-head N of the Foreign Office Supplementary Estimate, 1951:

(2) how a saving of £878,110 has been made in the compensation payment to the Burmah Oil Company as shown in sub-head M of the Foreign Office Supplementary Estimate, 1951.

Mr. Ernest Davies

No payment at all on account of these services is expected during the current financial year. Part of the anticipated savings on these services is, therefore, included in the Supplementary Estimates, in order to reduce the net sum payable in respect of this Estimate to £10. Parliament will be requested to re-vote in the 1951–52 Estimates the full amounts provided in the original Estimates.

Mr. Erroll

Will the full original sum ultimately be available to the Burma Government and the Burmah Oil Company respectively?

Mr. Davies

Yes, Sir: that is so.