HC Deb 30 January 1958 vol 581 c502
42. Mr. Emrys Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what expenditure he has incurred in maintaining law and order in Cyprus from the time of the decision to make Cyprus a military base until the end of 1957.

Mr. Profumo

A sum of £5,550,000 has been provided in the Colonial Service Vote since 1956–57, the first year in which a grant-in-aid of emergency expenditure was made.

Mr. Hughes

Can the hon. Gentleman tell us what we have got for this £5,550,000?

Mr. Profumo

The tragedy of Cyprus cannot be measured wholly in terms of finance.

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